Dr. Bose said mangoes ripened with calcium carbide pose serious health hazards and consumers could easily identify chemically ripened mangoes. The District Food Safety Wing of the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has seized 720 kg of chemically ripened mangoes from a godown here on Tuesday. The officials seized the mangoes, worth about ?. Natural ripening was possible if the mangoes were stored along with bananas and papaya, he added. Dr. Bose said the merchant, who procured the mangos in the pre-ripening stage from Madurai had stocked them in the godown.
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