Summary:
A few months ago, the FDA had issued an order banning serving of ‘nashta’ by roadside eateries, hotels and restaurants. The diktat followed discovery of toxic substances such as dye Isobutyl Fatale, dye-n-Isobuty Acrylate and other harmful ingredients contained in the printing ink. 1 min readNagpur: The FDA diktat banning serving of snacks on newspaper or magazine papers is being mocked at by vendors across the city with disdain. The vendors, be it on streets or small hotels, are serving the ‘nashta’ (Samosas, alubondas, mixture, bhajiyas et al) on pieces of newspapers and magazines with impunity. In the FSSAI advisory also that read, “Newspapers are widely used as absorbent paper in small hotels, by vendors, and in homes..