With the onset of summer, the demand for seasonal fruits increases twofold. People switch to food items that have high water content to beat the heat. Fruits like mangoes, musk melons, and watermelons are sold like hotcakes in the market. But what if you get to know the summer fruits that you’ve all been consuming could be adulterated? A video posted as a part of a social experiment claims that the fruits available in the market are adulterated. In the clip, we can see a person injecting artificial colour into a watermelon.
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Before this, a health coach shared a video on how to differentiate between “genuine and adulterated watermelons."
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Food Safety Standards Authority of India Advisory
The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has advised the public to beware of this scam. Officials revealed that the chemical erythrosine is added to the watermelons available in the market. It is a type of red colour added to sweets, candies, and drinks. The government has banned the addition of this dangerous chemical colour to any fruit. In such a situation, FSSAI has suggested some precise methods to identify adulterated or fake watermelons. It allows you to identify fresh, red and sweet watermelons before buying them.
How To Check Adulteration?
According to FSSAI, you can check the adulteration in watermelon through a simple cotton ball. Cut the watermelon into half. After this, take any one of the two parts. Then rub the cotton ball on the red pulp of the watermelon a few times. If it is adulterated, the cotton ball will become red. It can be estimated that the chemical called erythrosine has been added to this watermelon. If it attains no colour, then the watermelon is safe for consumption.
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