Report

With the mango season approaching, food safety officials from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) launched a special operation at Moazzam Jahi Market (MJ Market) on Wednesday to check for the illegal use of carbide in fruit ripening.

Strict Action Against Violators

GHMC food safety officers, along with lab technicians, the assistant food controller, and a police task force team, inspected multiple fruit vendors’ stalls during the operation. After the inspections, officials strictly warned fruit vendors at MJ Market to completely stop using carbide for ripening. They directed vendors to follow the Telangana Food Safety Commissioner’s guidelines and use only approved ripening agents. Authorities also reminded vendors that all fruit ripening processes must comply with the Food Safety and Standards Act, of 2006.

Source: The Hindu