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9 hours agoAuthor: Gaurav Tiwari
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Cancer-causing substances have been found in cakes made in local bakeries in Karnataka. In this regard, the Karnataka government has issued a warning to all the bakeries in the state. It was said that bakeries should strictly follow the safety standards or strict action will be taken against them.
The Food Safety and Quality Department of Karnataka recently conducted sample tests of 235 cakes made in local bakeries. Carcinogenic elements were found in 12 of these cakes. Carcinogens are substances that can cause cancer.
The issue of concern is that our favorite cakes – Red Velvet and Black Forest have a high risk of being carcinogens. In fact, artificial colors are used to give the cake a rich, bright red and chocolate color. Apart from this, dangerous chemicals are added to them for flavoring, which becomes a risk to life. The question is that cakes are not only sold in Karnataka, they are made and sold in all small and big bakeries across the country.
so today’In the medical record‘ I will know how worrying 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 at greater risk?
A carcinogen was found in cotton candy before cake
The Karnataka government had taken a strict stand on the use of artificial colors a few months ago. Food Safety Commissioner Srinivas K. In March, India had banned the use of artificial colors in Gobi Manchurian chutney, Cotton Candy, Kebab and Panipuri. During that time the Food Safety Department had also found a carcinogen in sample tests.
How dangerous can a carcinogen found in cake be?
A carcinogen simply means that it can cause cancer. If there is a carcinogen in a cake or any food item and we eat it then it is like saying ‘Come bull kill me’ to a serious disease like cancer.
Dr. Anu Aggarwal, who was a dietician in the cancer department of AIIMS, Rishikesh, says that just as carcinogen is found in cakes, so is it found in tobacco. The difference between these two is that they contain different amounts of carcinogens.
Understand this way, if tobacco causes cancer to develop in 5 years, then if this cake is eaten often, cancer can develop in 10 years. However, not all cakes contain carcinogens. This dangerous element has been found in the cake due to artificial colours.
There are many risks due to artificial colors
Currently, artificial colors are in the news due to the presence of carcinogens. While using artificial food colors to make food look attractive is dangerous in all cases. It is also known as food colouring.
Due to this, conditions such as severe allergies, asthma and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are created. Let us see in the graphic what harm artificial colors cause to health.
Play with health to make food look attractive
Earlier humans depended on nature for their food. They worked hard all day and gathered their food from forests, fields and hunting. All his hard work from morning till night was just food. Then, as time went by, man’s desire for luxuries increased, so food became just 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 turned food into a desire, a fashion and a standard, because for them it is more of a product than a source of energy, which must be sold as much as possible to earn money.
In order to gain and profit he used different artificial flavors and colours. All of this is made from dangerous chemicals. Because of this our body suffers serious damage.
Artificial colors cause serious harm to children
When small children suffer from problems such as asthma, cancer or kidney disease, people question if children do not drink any drug, then why do they become victims of these serious diseases.
The answer to all such questions is that common people are not aware that giving packaged good tasting powders and drinks causes harm to children instead of any benefit. People also bring packaged food items to their children after seeing advertisements on television, newspapers and seeing neighbors and relatives.
All of these contain a lot of artificial flavour, artificial color and artificial sugar.
Dr says Anu Aggarwal that most of the things that children like like ice cream, candy and cake are made of artificial colors and flavors. As the internal organs of small children are very fragile, these dangerous chemicals pose a greater risk when they enter the child’s body.
Do not give these things to small children even for love and affection
Dr says Anu Aggarwal that how children’s taste buds develop is entirely in the hands of their parents. If children’s taste buds are developed from the start for fruit, vegetables, pulses and grains, then they will not demand packaged foods.
As long as parents are in charge of their children’s food, they should try to have their food cooked at home. If children want a sweet taste then try to get it from a natural source. It can be any fruit or sugar cane.
The advantage of this is that their taste buds will have developed for food obtained from plants by the time children can choose their own food. Their attention will be less towards packaged foods and they will not like its taste either.
The second big advantage is that children will stay away from any kind of chemical in their early key years. It is good for their health and their future.
How to know if artificial 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 must be given in the wrapping material for packaged foods. If food coloring is used in it, then ‘contains permitted synthetic food colors’ must be written on the wrapping paper. When artificial colors are used locally, such guidelines are not followed in their packaging. So it’s hard to pinpoint. The best way is to rely on natural sources for most of the food items.
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