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States » NorthPosted at: Dec 4 2018 4:15PM


Stickers not to be pasted on fruits & vegetables: Pannu

Chandigarh, Dec 4 (UNI) The Punjab Food Safety Commissioner has directed all the food safety teams to spread awareness among traders that the fruits and vegetables should not be sold in the market with stickers pasted on them.
In a letter to food safety teams, Commissioner KS Pannu informed that the use of stickers on food products to provide information on traceability, grades, price is a common practice across the globe. But, a lot of times these stickers are applied directly on food sources such as on fruits and vegetables. Apples, kiwis, mangoes, oranges, banana, pears and bell peppers are some common fruits and vegetables which have stickers applied directly on the surfaces.
However, it is observed that in Punjab “traders use stickers to make their product look premium or sometimes to hide any defect on the product. “Tested Ok”, “Good Quality” or “Name of Product” are some common terms mentioned on the stickers which do not have any significance at all,” he said. A wide variety of adhesives are used on these stickers to paste them effectively. Safety of these is not known. Studies show that substances like surfactants used in adhesives are toxic.
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