Officials destroy carbide mangoes worth over 62k

GUWAHATI: Officials of Kamrup metro district administration and Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) destroyed around 12.5 quintals of mangos after these were found to be ripened using chemicals like carbide in a market in Fancy Bazar on Friday. The team included food inspectors.
"The fruits were seized by the team. These have been ripened by using chemicals like carbide which can be very dangerous for health.We will continue such drives in the markets," said an official.
The market value of the damaged mangoes is said to be more than Rs 62,000.
A section of traders use use the practice of ripening fruits like bananas and mangoes with harmful chemicals like carbide.
"There have been these ill-practices for quite some time. It's good that the administration has started this drive but it has to be continued or else the traders will resume their ill practice," said a Raju Das, a buyer at Ganeshguri.