Under the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, the use…
The Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, as amended in 2016, allow fruit to be artificially ripened with "Ethylene" gas at…
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Under the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, the use of which gas is permitted for the artificial ripening of fruits?
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The Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011, as amended in 2016, allow fruit to be artificially ripened with "Ethylene" gas at concentrations up to 100 ppm. The use of acetylene (ethyne), released by calcium carbide, is prohibited, and methane and propane are not ripening agents.
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