Explained: Why Karnataka Banned Use Of Artificial Colours In Chicken, Fish Kebabs
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The action came after the state's Food Safety and Standards Department received various complaints that eateries across Karnataka were using artificial colours in kebabs.
The Karnataka government has banned the use of artificial colouring agents in the preparation of vegetarian, chicken and fish kebabs in the state. Considering the safety of our citizens, Karnataka Government has banned the usage of artificial colors in Veg, Chicken and Fish Kebabs.Recently, 39 samples of Kebabs were subjected to tests in the laboratory and 8 variants of kebabs were found to have harmful artificial colors… pic.twitter.com/0N1EmVNQCM
The action was taken after the state's Food Safety and Standards Department received various complaints that eateries across Karnataka were using artificial colours in kebabs.
The department tested 39 samples of kebabs in the laboratories and found that as many as eight of them were unsafe due to the usage of artificial colour.
