<p>Bengaluru: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Karnataka, has banned the use of artificial colours in the preparation of veg, chicken, and fish kebabs. </p><p>The ban comes after eight samples out of 39 samples collected from kebab centres across the state showed the presence of artificial colours.</p><p>According to an order by the Food Safety Commissioner, of the 39 samples, sunset yellow colour was present in seven samples and one sample contained Carmoisine along with sunset yellow. </p>.Karnataka bans use of Rhodamine-B, other artificial food colouring agents in cotton candy, gobi manchurian.<p>The use of such artificial colours could be harmful to those consuming these food products and is also a violation of the ‘Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011’’, the order noted. </p><p>According to the ‘The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006’, the violators could attract a seven-year jail term and up to Rs 10 lakh as penalty. </p><p>Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, in a statement, issued on Monday, said that consumption of poor quality has had a serious impact on the health of the citizens recently. “It is crucial to take measures and prevent people from falling ill due to consumption of poor quality food and hence I had instructed the officials to check the quality of food items from across the state and take necessary actions,” Rao said. </p><p>Earlier, the Karnataka government had also banned the use of artificial colours in Gobi Manchurian and cotton candy. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Karnataka, has banned the use of artificial colours in the preparation of veg, chicken, and fish kebabs. </p><p>The ban comes after eight samples out of 39 samples collected from kebab centres across the state showed the presence of artificial colours.</p><p>According to an order by the Food Safety Commissioner, of the 39 samples, sunset yellow colour was present in seven samples and one sample contained Carmoisine along with sunset yellow. </p>.Karnataka bans use of Rhodamine-B, other artificial food colouring agents in cotton candy, gobi manchurian.<p>The use of such artificial colours could be harmful to those consuming these food products and is also a violation of the ‘Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011’’, the order noted. </p><p>According to the ‘The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006’, the violators could attract a seven-year jail term and up to Rs 10 lakh as penalty. </p><p>Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, in a statement, issued on Monday, said that consumption of poor quality has had a serious impact on the health of the citizens recently. “It is crucial to take measures and prevent people from falling ill due to consumption of poor quality food and hence I had instructed the officials to check the quality of food items from across the state and take necessary actions,” Rao said. </p><p>Earlier, the Karnataka government had also banned the use of artificial colours in Gobi Manchurian and cotton candy. </p>