ThoothukudiAs many as 200 kg of mangoes, which have been identified as artificially ripened, were seized and destroyed during raids in parts of Thoothukudi on Monday. The ethylene liquid should be sprayed on mangoes and it would ripen mangoes in a day or two thus making them fit for consumption as per FSSA norms. A team of officials led by District Designated Food Safety Officer, Food Safety and Standards Act, J. Thangavignesh conducted surprise raids to check whether mangoes were ripened with the aid of calcium carbide, a chemical substance. Ten ml of ethylene liquid needs to be dissolved in ten litres of water for spraying it on considerable number of mangoes. Hence, the team inspected 10 fruit juice shops in parts of Jeyaraj road and Balavinayagar Kovil road here.
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