Pulp Fiction
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Laboratory test conducted on aamras samples from six dairies reveal excessive use of tartrazine yellow colour. This causes the most allergic and intolerance reactions of all dyes
Hemington James and Ruturaj Jadav
Slurping down that store-bought aamras might not be such a good idea after all. A Mirror test drive revealed that aamras, even from some of the most famed stores in the city, do not conform to specifications of the Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) Act. A laboratory test conducted on samples from six diaries in the city showed excessive use of synthetic food colours.
The synthetic colours lend the ras a rich look. But it’s ill-effects? Impaired brain function, hyperactive behaviour, difficulty focusing, lack of impulse control – and that’s for starters!
To check how this feast for the eyes end up in fast for the stomach, Mirror reporters got samples from Vipul Dudhia at Stadium Crossroads, Haresh Dudhia in Gurukul, Murlidhar Milk Palace at Premchandnagar, Payal Keri Bhandar at Vijay Crossroads, Samrat Dairy near Vastrapur Lake and Vadilal Soda Fountain at V S Hospital.
Transparency ensured
Sample from Vadilal Parlour at V S Hospital met PFA standards
The samples were tagged with labels A to F to ensure transparency and sent to AMC’s Public Health Laboratory (PHL). The laboratory staff had no idea which sample belonged to which dairy. Tests were conducted to check for artificial colour, artificial sweetening agent, extraneous matters and insect infestation.
Only the sample from Vadilal met PFA standards. The other contained large traces of sunset yellow and tartrazine yellow colours. After red and blue, this is the third most often used food colouring. It is found in many products, including baked goods, candy, gelatin and potato chips. It has been found to cause adrenal gland and kidney tumours, and contains small amounts of many carcinogens.
Don’t sample this...
Vipul Dudhia at Stadium Crossroads, Haresh Dudhia in Gurukul, Murlidhar Milk Palace at Premchandnagar, Payal Keri Bhandar at Vijay Crossroads, Samrat Dairy near Vastrapur Lake
Who passed the test?
Vadilal Happinezz Parlour at V S Hospital
Colour me sick
Tartrazine appears to cause the most allergic and intolerance reactions of all dyes, particularly among asthmatics and those with an aspirin intolerance. Symptoms from tartrazine sensitivity can occur by either ingestion or cutaneous exposure to a substance containing tartrazine.
A variety of immunologic responses have been attributed to tartrazine ingestion, including anxiety, migraines, clinical depression, blurred vision, itching, general weakness, heatwaves, feeling of suffocation, purple skin patches, and sleep disturbance
Certain people who are exposed to the dye experience symptoms of tartrazine sensitivity even at extremely small doses, some for periods up to 72 hours after exposure. In children, asthma attacks and hives have been claimed, as well as supposed links to thyroid tumors, chromosomal damage, and hyperactivity. Total avoidance is the most common way to deal with tartrazine sensitivity.
All for money
On a daily average, Samrat Dairy sells about 20 kg of mango juice for Rs 60-80 per kg. Haresh Dudhia sells up to 25 kg for Rs 100 per kg; Payal Keri Bhandar sells 10 kg for Rs 90 per kg; Murlidhar Milk Palace too sells 20-25 kg for Rs 80 a kg. Every day, Vadilal Soda Fountain sells around 10 kg for Rs 80 a kg. Vipul Dudhia tops the list by selling upto 300 kg daily for Rs 120 per kg.
Food colours are not meant for daily consumption
PHL analyst A S Soni said, “Nowadays, aamras producers do not use local mangoes as they have not yet arrived in the market. This makes it a very costly prospect. So they place orders for mangoes from South India which are cheap but not as tasty. How else can they sell it for Rs 60-120?”
The law mandates a stiff punishment for those who adulterate food. A shopkeeper or manufacturer found guilty of adulterating food may have to undergo six months’ imprisonment.
Vipul Dudhia sells up to 300 kg of aamras daily at Rs 120 per kg while Murlidhar sells 25 kg at Rs 80 a kg
Dye, die!
Large doses of food colours can cause:
Allergies
Weals
Abdominal pain
Diarrhoea
Indigestion
Nasal congestion/asthma attacks
Kidney problems
Cancer
Laboratory test conducted on aamras samples from six dairies reveal excessive use of tartrazine yellow colour. This causes the most allergic and intolerance reactions of all dyes
Hemington James and Ruturaj Jadav
Slurping down that store-bought aamras might not be such a good idea after all. A Mirror test drive revealed that aamras, even from some of the most famed stores in the city, do not conform to specifications of the Prevention of Food Adulteration (PFA) Act. A laboratory test conducted on samples from six diaries in the city showed excessive use of synthetic food colours.
The synthetic colours lend the ras a rich look. But it’s ill-effects? Impaired brain function, hyperactive behaviour, difficulty focusing, lack of impulse control – and that’s for starters!
To check how this feast for the eyes end up in fast for the stomach, Mirror reporters got samples from Vipul Dudhia at Stadium Crossroads, Haresh Dudhia in Gurukul, Murlidhar Milk Palace at Premchandnagar, Payal Keri Bhandar at Vijay Crossroads, Samrat Dairy near Vastrapur Lake and Vadilal Soda Fountain at V S Hospital.
Transparency ensured
Sample from Vadilal Parlour at V S Hospital met PFA standards
The samples were tagged with labels A to F to ensure transparency and sent to AMC’s Public Health Laboratory (PHL). The laboratory staff had no idea which sample belonged to which dairy. Tests were conducted to check for artificial colour, artificial sweetening agent, extraneous matters and insect infestation.
Only the sample from Vadilal met PFA standards. The other contained large traces of sunset yellow and tartrazine yellow colours. After red and blue, this is the third most often used food colouring. It is found in many products, including baked goods, candy, gelatin and potato chips. It has been found to cause adrenal gland and kidney tumours, and contains small amounts of many carcinogens.
Don’t sample this...
Vipul Dudhia at Stadium Crossroads, Haresh Dudhia in Gurukul, Murlidhar Milk Palace at Premchandnagar, Payal Keri Bhandar at Vijay Crossroads, Samrat Dairy near Vastrapur Lake
Who passed the test?
Vadilal Happinezz Parlour at V S Hospital
Colour me sick
Tartrazine appears to cause the most allergic and intolerance reactions of all dyes, particularly among asthmatics and those with an aspirin intolerance. Symptoms from tartrazine sensitivity can occur by either ingestion or cutaneous exposure to a substance containing tartrazine.
A variety of immunologic responses have been attributed to tartrazine ingestion, including anxiety, migraines, clinical depression, blurred vision, itching, general weakness, heatwaves, feeling of suffocation, purple skin patches, and sleep disturbance
Certain people who are exposed to the dye experience symptoms of tartrazine sensitivity even at extremely small doses, some for periods up to 72 hours after exposure. In children, asthma attacks and hives have been claimed, as well as supposed links to thyroid tumors, chromosomal damage, and hyperactivity. Total avoidance is the most common way to deal with tartrazine sensitivity.
All for money
On a daily average, Samrat Dairy sells about 20 kg of mango juice for Rs 60-80 per kg. Haresh Dudhia sells up to 25 kg for Rs 100 per kg; Payal Keri Bhandar sells 10 kg for Rs 90 per kg; Murlidhar Milk Palace too sells 20-25 kg for Rs 80 a kg. Every day, Vadilal Soda Fountain sells around 10 kg for Rs 80 a kg. Vipul Dudhia tops the list by selling upto 300 kg daily for Rs 120 per kg.
Food colours are not meant for daily consumption
PHL analyst A S Soni said, “Nowadays, aamras producers do not use local mangoes as they have not yet arrived in the market. This makes it a very costly prospect. So they place orders for mangoes from South India which are cheap but not as tasty. How else can they sell it for Rs 60-120?”
The law mandates a stiff punishment for those who adulterate food. A shopkeeper or manufacturer found guilty of adulterating food may have to undergo six months’ imprisonment.
Vipul Dudhia sells up to 300 kg of aamras daily at Rs 120 per kg while Murlidhar sells 25 kg at Rs 80 a kg
Dye, die!
Large doses of food colours can cause:
Allergies
Weals
Abdominal pain
Diarrhoea
Indigestion
Nasal congestion/asthma attacks
Kidney problems
Cancer
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