Your refrigerator's crisper drawer holds a secret to fresher produce. A simple humidity slider, often overlooked, can double the life of fr...

Bananas ripen naturally with ethylene, developing flavor and texture. Artificial methods use chemicals like calcium carbide, speeding up th...

Bananas ripen quickly due to ethylene gas. Simple tricks can slow this process. Wrapping stems in foil or plastic helps. Keep bananas away ...

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has issued a fresh directive to states to intensify action against the illegal use of artifici...

India's food regulator, FSSAI, has ordered states to crack down on illegal fruit ripening methods, particularly the use of banned calcium c...

Food waste from fruits and vegetables is a common kitchen problem. Research shows improper storage, especially mixing ethylene-producing fr...

Most people think that the right way to store fruits and vegetables is to store them inside the refrigerator or to place them inside a frui...

A surprising meeting between Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani marks a shift from election rhetoric to governance. This reconciliation highli...

FSSAI has directed states to intensify inspections to curb the illegal use of ripening agents like calcium carbide and synthetic coatings o...

Whole onions turn limp and moldy in refrigerators because cold temperatures trigger starch‑to‑sugar conversion and high humidity fosters ro...

The use of banned chemicals to ripen fruits is prevalent despite penalties and laws. The ball is in the food safety regulator’s court.

One mango farmer in Ratnagiri is experimenting with making part of his crop into a fruit wine, in the hope that this value addition might h...

In a statement, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said it has already prohibited the use of calcium carbide also known a...

Summer nostalgia for so many Indians is shot through with memories of shady orchards on hot days and a bucketful of mangoes.

A media report quoted doctors warning about “dizziness, headache, skin burning, allergy, vomiting and diarrhoea, to name a few” which could...

Meanwhile, in a separate notification, FSSAI has also proposed to fix new permissible limits of heavy metals in the various food products.

For many consumers in Mumbai, Alphonsos are all that matter, with other locally available varieties such as Pairis & Badamis being dismisse...