DON'T EAT PANI PURI - Cancer causing chemicals found in Pani Puris
The passion for pani puri among foodies is unmatched, yet after testing samples from karnataka, food safety inspectors discovered startling findings. It was discovered that 22% of the pani puri samples that the officials gathered did not meet the required safety criteria. Reports state that of the 260 samples that were gathered, 41 of them had artificial coloring and cancer-causing substances. It came out that the other eighteen samples were not suitable for human consumption.
Srinivas K, the commissioner for food safety, stated in an interview with the india Herald, "We received a lot of complaints regarding the quality of pani puri that is served on state streets. We gathered samples from respectable eateries across the state as well as roadside stands. Numerous samples that were unsafe for human consumption were discovered to be stale. Samples from pani puri were discovered to include chemicals such tartrazine, brilliant blue, and sunset yellow, which may be harmful to human health.
The food coloring substance Rhodamine-B, which is frequently used in recipes like gobi manchurian and cotton candy, was previously outlawed by the karnataka government. Dinesh Gundu Rao, the karnataka health minister, warned that vendors using these substances in their eateries will data-face severe consequences.
Rao said earlier that the state's food safety is its top concern and that more dishes would be inspected to determine whether coloring agents are being used in them. people ought to know what foods they are eating and what ingredients are in them. Additionally, the restaurant owners need to be accountable for upholding hygienic standards. The health minister said, "Strict measures will be taken otherwise. In February, the tamil Nadu government also banned the sale and consumption of cotton candy after it found harmful Rhodamine—B and textile dye.