Juice vendors under scanner – THE TIMES OF INDIA

The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) food safety officers conducted extensive drives in various parts of the city to check the sale of inferior quality mango juice as well as other items. The officials also found carbide being used to ripen mangoes during the raids.

According to VMC officials, several shops had started selling mango juice, sugarcane juice, mangoes, watermelons and other items throughout the city. It had come to light that many of these shops used bad quality mangoes or stored the juice in unhygienic conditions.

In all, 22 establishments were checked by the civic body since Tuesday in various parts of the city. The raids were conducted at Vasna Road, Old Padra Road, Tarsali and other areas.

VMC deputy municipal commissioner R K Sugoor said that the 668 kg of mango juice, 438 kg of fruits largely comprising mangoes and watermelons as well as 150 kg of ice were seized and disposed off during the drive. He added that the use of carbide powder to ripen mangoes had also come to light during the raids.