The Gauhati High Court has asked the center to formulate appropriate rules to regulate the public supply of calcium carbide, a chemical substance used to artificially ripen fruits sold on the market.
The court issued the order when it took action against the PIL submitted by Assam advocate Bhaskar Baruah. The PIL sought court intervention to raise concerns about the illegal use of calcium carbide to artificially ripen bananas, papaya, mangoes and other fruits.
It says that excessive use of calcium carbide will have an adverse effect on people's health, and there are reports that the same chemicals can cause cancer and other diseases.
PIL requires the central and state governments to strictly enforce the law in accordance with the 2006 Food Safety Law and formulate appropriate guidelines or policies to strictly prohibit or prohibit the sale of calcium carbide on the open market in Guwahati and other regions. Assam.
The petitioner stated that the increasing use of calcium carbide in fruits has led to an increasing number of chronic diseases such as abdominal problems, skin diseases, and cancers in the society.
In his PIL, Baruah stated that calcium carbide is easily available on the open market in Assam, a highly toxic and highly flammable substance that aggravates the situation in an unregulated manner.
In its order issued on Saturday, the High Court referred to a 2015 judgment of the Telangana High Court, which sought to take measures to check the use of calcium carbide by unauthorized persons. It said that the use of calcium carbide is only allowed for industrial purposes and must not be used for other purposes.
The Gauhati High Court stated in its order: "We require the central government to formulate appropriate rules to regulate the public supply of calcium carbide on the market, and to formulate appropriate rules for the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Ministry of Petroleum and Industry. Natural gas can coordinate with each other to achieve the purpose of formulating the required rules."
The court further stated: “The Chief Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare of the Assam State Government is also responsible for overseeing the activities of senior food inspectors to meet their compliance requirements.”
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