But have you noticed off late that the shiny yellow bananas, papayas and mangoes you get home, turn out to be only partially ripe and not so tasty. Also, if you overdose on them, they not only cause stomach upset but even mouth ulcers and throat infections.
This is no co-incidence. A lot of fruit are being ripened artificially with the help of unhealthy chemicals. As for the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) which is supposed to control these malpractices, it seems disinterested in stopping the trend.
But have you noticed off late that the shiny yellow bananas, papayas and mangoes you get home, turn out to be only partially ripe and not so tasty. Also, if you overdose on them, they not only cause stomach upset but even mouth ulcers and throat infections.
This is no co-incidence. A lot of fruit are being ripened artificially with the help of unhealthy chemicals. As for the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) which is supposed to control these malpractices, it seems disinterested in stopping the trend.
May 11th, 2012 at 5:20 pm
Use of chemical in ripening the fruit must be banned. Fruit is it self a generator of Etheline so if we provide it a normal CA controlled atmosphere it can increase its shelf life and gives us a pure taste as it ripens on the tree. The chemical application to ripen it is not less then a rape with fruit it damages its skin. shelf life and taste. It also increases the post harvest loses by decreasing its shelf life with chemical application. CA technology should be promoted in our region with our local made low cost equipment and analyzers