The use of calcium carbide for fruit ripening is banned in India. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) ...

Hyderabad: Raising serious health concerns, many experts have cautioned that long-term use of calcium carbide to ripen fruits ...

There is no foolproof way to identify artificially ripened mangoes unless you do a lab test. Though some say they float on ...

With the arrival of mango season, the Telangana Food Safety department on Monday (April 21, 2025) has launched an awareness ...

Hyderabad: With Mango season on and indiscriminate use of carbide to ripen the fruit in the market, the Government has ...

Calcium carbide is commonly used to artificially ripen mangoes, posing health risks. Learn to spot signs like unnatural color ...

Chittoor district bans calcium carbide for mango ripening due to health risks, urges public to report violations.

Fake mango, also called artificially ripened mango, refers to ripening real mangoes using harmful chemicals like calcium carbide or ethephon instead of natural methods. As per experts, every year ...

But did you know that eating mangoes, ripened with chemical compound calcium carbide, can lead to serious health consequences. (Also read: FSSAI warns against usage of calcium carbide for ripening ...

Adulterated watermelons, treated with harmful chemicals like synthetic dyes and calcium carbide, pose health risks. FSSAI's ...

Similarly, mangoes and bananas are placed in ethylene chambers at storage points. Though 100 ppm of ethylene is permissible ...