Too Yellow to Trust? What to Look for When Buying Banana Chips This Onam0

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• August 20, 2026

Key Update Banana chips are a staple on Kerala’s Onam tables, but this festive season, the Food Safety Department has raised concerns about the use of unauthorised colouring agents in banana chips and ‘sharkara varatti’ (jaggery-coated banana chips). During inspections in Idukki, officials collected samples of these popular snacks for laboratory testing and advised consumers