Plastic in Karnataka Idlis
Once again food safety in India is a joke FSSAI is clueless and so
Are so many state food depts
The Karnataka Food Safety Department discovered that 52 hotels across the state were using polythene sheets to prepare idlis, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Thursday. According to him, the Health Department tested about 250 different samples of idli from across the state for use of plastic to cover the idlis while cooking instead of the traditional cloth.
“The department officials collected 251 samples from across the state and sent them for testing. Previously, cloth was used while cooking idli; we got information that these days in some places plastic was being used instead of cloth,” Gundu Rao told the media.
“Therefore, our department investigated this. Out of the 251 samples, 52 samples tested positive for the use of plastic. This should not be done as plastic has carcinogens and this can get into the idli,” the minister explained.
Are so many state food depts
The Karnataka Food Safety Department discovered that 52 hotels across the state were using polythene sheets to prepare idlis, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Thursday. According to him, the Health Department tested about 250 different samples of idli from across the state for use of plastic to cover the idlis while cooking instead of the traditional cloth.
“The department officials collected 251 samples from across the state and sent them for testing. Previously, cloth was used while cooking idli; we got information that these days in some places plastic was being used instead of cloth,” Gundu Rao told the media.
“Therefore, our department investigated this. Out of the 251 samples, 52 samples tested positive for the use of plastic. This should not be done as plastic has carcinogens and this can get into the idli,” the minister explained.
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Almost all states have the same problem. Is it not required to take corrective measures to stop all manufacturing unit & establish new plant with organic materials. Otherwise the plastic can swallow all human habitation with diseases and death.
Mar 02
Food Regulators and courts are equally responsible and they don't take quick a tion and award exemplary punishment due to the reasons known to everybody.
Mar 01
Misleading caption. The minister says, that plastic was used in 52 out of 251 and " plastic has carcinogen and this can get into the Idli" There is no mention of actual presence of plastic in idli
Mar 01
Every individual needs to ask ???What else can happen when a literate_illiterate is A Food Monger, Food Tester, Inspector, IAS, Judges, all the Spineless are responsible for the system. They all successfully did it for Halal Certification despite being literate who gives them. What let them overlook the fine print. Who lets them do the fine print? Why let it happen in the 1st place? Why did the Lakes in Bangalore die.Who did it. WHY? WHOM? WHEN? THE LEADER NEEDS TO BE BLAMED ITS OBVIOUS. ACTION = REACTION = RE~ACTION. ♻️
Feb 28
India is becoming the land of the rich,by the rich for the rich. All agencies target only the lower middle lass and poor classs
Feb 28
