date:Dec 04, 2019
check in the fruit market around 5 a.m. The officials inspected several fruit stalls and found that the stock of bananas and plantains at one shop was artificially ripened using ethephon. They also found a bottle of ethephon and diluted solution from the shop.
The trader admitted of spraying ethephon on the fruits by diluting seven ml of the solution in five litres of water. The stock of bananas was shifted from the market and destroyed, said Dr. Vijayalalithambigai.
Food safety officials carr