New Delhi [India], Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed traders, fruit handlers and food businesses operating fruit ripening chambers to ensure strict compliance with the ban on calcium carbide for artificial ripening of fruits. Have given instructions. Operators (FBOs) have been alerted. Especially during the mango season, FSSAI advises the Food Safety Departments of the States/UTs to remain alert and take serious action and strictly deal with the persons involved in such illegal activities as per the provisions of the FSS Act, 2006 and rules/regulations. gives. Is giving. Under this, the Ministry of Family and Health Welfare said in an earlier release that calcium carbide, which is commonly used to ripen fruits like mangoes, releases acetylene gas which contains harmful traces of arsenic and phosphorus.These substances, also known as 'masala', can cause serious health problems like dizziness, frequent thirst, burning sensation, weakness, difficulty in swallowing, vomiting and skin ulcers etc. Furthermore, acetylene gas is equally dangerous for the people handling it. The release said there is a possibility that calcium carbide may come in direct contact with the fruits during the experiment and leave arsenic and phosphorus residues on the fruits. Because of these hazards, the use of calcium carbide for ripening fruits is banned under Regulation 2.3.5. Food Safety and Standards (Prohibitions and Restrictions on Sale) Regulations, 2011 This regulation clearly states, “No person shall sell or offer for sale any fruit artificially ripened under any description Keeping in view the issue of large scale use of acetylene gas commonly known as carbide gas for ripening fruits in India, FSSAI has banned the use of acetylene gas in its premises.As a safe alternative the use of ethylene gas is permitted, depending on the crop, variety and maturity, up to 100 ppm (100 ml/litre) of ethylene, a naturally occurring hormone in fruits, with a range of chemical and biochemical activities. Initiates the chain and controls ripening. Process it under control. Treatment of unripe fruits with ethylene gas triggers the natural ripening process until the fruit itself begins to produce sufficient amounts of ethylene. Moreover, Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) has approved Ethephon 39% SL for uniform ripening of mango. Other Fruits The Ministry emphasized that FSSAI has come out with a comprehensive guideline titled “Artificial Ripening of Fruits – Ethylene Gas in a Safe Fruit Ripening Machine” to guide food business operators on artificial ripening of fruits. The document has been published.It is suggested to follow the procedure. This document outlines a standard operating procedure (SOP). ) Covering all aspects of artificial ripening of fruits by ethylene gas, such as restriction requirements for ethylene ripening system/room, handling conditions, source of ethylene gas, post treatment of application of ethylene gas from various sources. . Protocols, safety guidelines etc. If any use of calcium carbide by consumers or any unfair practice of using ripening agents to artificially ripen the fruits is noticed, it may be brought to the notice of the concerned State Food Safety Commissioners so that action can be taken against such people. Action can be taken. Could be a violator.,