But did you know that eating mangoes, ripened with chemical compound calcium carbide, can lead to serious health consequences. (Also read: FSSAI warns against usage of calcium carbide for ripening ...

However, you'll often find artificially ripened mangoes in the market. Image Credit: Pexels Carbide is used to ripen mangoes artificially, and studies find that the chemical can result in many serious ...

But with that, the market is also filled with artificially ripened mangoes that use harmful chemicals like calcium carbide and other harmful chemicals that are not good for the human body.

Another telltale sign is shelf life. "Natural mangoes spoil within a day or two. But chemically treated ones last ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has intercepted truckloads of mangoes artificially ripened with calcium carbide, a practice that poses serious health risks to ...

Hyderabad: As a precautionary measure during the mango season, officials from GHMC ... fruit vendors were warned against ripening fruits through carbide. The vendors were also briefed about ...