Cancer-causing substances have been found in cakes made by local bakeries in Karnataka. In this regard, the Karnataka government has alerted all the bakeries in the state. Bakeries have been ordered to strictly follow safety norms.
Recently, the Karnataka Food Safety and Quality Department conducted a sample test of 235 cakes produced in local bakeries. Carcinogenic elements were found in 12 of these cakes. Carcinogens are substances that can cause cancer.
Worryingly, your favorite cakes – red velvet and black forest – have an increased risk of carcinogens. Artificial food colors are used to give the cake a thick, attractive red and chocolate color. Apart from this, dangerous chemicals are added to it for taste, which becomes dangerous for life. The question is that cakes are not only sold in Karnataka, they are being made and sold in every small and big bakery across the country.
So, today 'health water' In we will know how alarming is the presence of carcinogens in cakes. You will also learn that-
- How dangerous can food colors be to health?
- How to identify food colors in food?
- Why are young children more at risk?
A carcinogen was found in cotton candy before cake The Karnataka government had taken a strict stance on the use of artificial food colors a few months ago. Food Safety Commissioner Srinivas K. In March, India banned the use of artificial food colors in gobi manchurian, cotton candy, kebabs and panipuri chutney. Meanwhile, food safety department found carcinogen in sample testing.
How dangerous is the carcinogen found in cake? Carcinogen simply means that it can cause cancer. If a cake or any food contains carcinogen and we eat it, it is like saying 'cum bull mari' to a serious disease like cancer.
Dr. Anu Aggarwal, who was a dietitian in the cancer department at AIIMS, Rishikesh, says that just as carcinogens are found in cakes, so too are they found in tobacco. The difference between the two is that they contain different amounts of carcinogens. If tobacco causes cancer in 5 years, this cake can cause cancer in 10 years if eaten frequently. However, not all cakes contain carcinogens. This dangerous element has been found in cakes due to artificial colors.
Many dangers due to artificial food colors Currently, artificial food colors are in the news due to the presence of carcinogens. While using artificial food colors to make food attractive is dangerous in every case. It is also called food dye.
Due to which conditions like severe allergies, asthma and hyperactivity disorder are being created. Let's see in a graphic what harm artificial colors do to health.
Compromise health to make food attractive Earlier humans depended on nature for their food. They worked hard all day and collected their food from forests, fields and hunting. All his labor from morning till night was only for food. Then as time went by man's desire for luxuries increased, so food became a part of life.
People became dependent on the market for their food. This gave the businessman an opportunity to enter the food industry. They have made food a desire, a fashion and a standard, because for them it is more a product than a source of energy, which has to be sold as much as possible to make money.
He used various flavors and artificial food colors for earning and profit. All these are made from dangerous chemicals. Due to which our body gets seriously damaged.
Artificial food colors can cause serious harm to children When young children have problems like asthma, cancer or kidney disease, people question why they are suffering from these serious diseases if they are not taking any medicine.
The answer to all such questions is that the common people are unaware that giving packaged good flavored powders and drinks harms children instead of benefiting them. People are also bringing packaged food items for their children by seeing advertisements on TV, newspapers and seeing neighbors and relatives. All of these contain plenty of artificial flavors, artificial colors, and artificial sugars.
Dr. Anu Aggarwal says that most of the things that children like like ice cream, candies and cakes are made with artificial food colors and flavors. Since the internal organs of small children are very fragile, these dangerous chemicals enter the body of children and pose more risk.
Don't give these things even to small children as love and affection Dr. How children's taste buds develop is entirely in the hands of their parents, says Anu Aggarwal. If children's taste buds are developed for fruits, vegetables, pulses and grains from the beginning, they will not insist on packaged foods.
As long as parents are in charge of their children's food, they should try to cook their food at home. If children crave a sweet taste, try to get it from a natural source. It can be any fruit or sugarcane.
This will have the advantage that by the time children can pick their own food, their taste buds will have developed for foods derived from trees and plants. Their attention will be less towards packaged food and they will not like its taste. Another great advantage is that children will stay away from any kind of chemicals in their early critical age. It is good for their health and future.
How to know if artificial food colors are present in food? According to the guidelines of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, information about the use of artificial colors has to be given in the wrapper of packaged food. If food dyes have been used, the wrapper must state 'Permission to contain synthetic food colours'. When artificial food colors are used topically, their packaging does not follow such guidelines. So it is difficult to identify. A better way is to rely on natural sources for most food items.
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