Karnataka Food Safety Dept finds cancer-causing agents in 12 samples of cakes in State
Bengaluru: In a concerning development, the Karnataka Food Safety and Quality Department has identified carcinogenic ingredients in 12 out of 235 cake samples tested across the state.
Popular varieties, including red velvet and black forest cakes, are often made with vibrant colouring agents that pose significant health risks. The tests revealed the presence of artificial colours such as Allura Red, Sunset Yellow FCF, Ponceau 4R, Tartrazine, and Carmoisine in the 12 samples, beyond the prescribed limits.
Srinivas K., Food Safety Commissioner, has warned bakeries across the state against the use of harmful chemicals and colouring agents in cakes.
The department has highlighted that these artificial colours not only increase cancer risks but may also harm mental and physical health.
Strict action will be taken against those who fail to comply with the food safety and quality standards regulations.
Earlier this year, the Karnataka government imposed a ban on the use of harmful colouring agents, which are commonly found in food items like cotton candy, gobi manchurian, kebabs, and pani puri sauces.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
