Mumbaikars beware! Your Kesar mangoes could be 'toxic' this summer

Updated On: 18 May, 2018 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent

In a raid at the Gujarat Marketing Yard on Thursday, Rajkot Municipal Corporation officials seized 5,000 kg of Kesar mangoes that were ripened using a toxic chemical, Carbide, which is a by-product of carbon

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Mumbaikars beware! Your Kesar mangoes could be 'toxic' this summer

The consignment was supposed to reach Mumbai for further sale

Think twice before buying your favourite Kesar mangoes this summer, because the next one you eat might just turn out to be dangerous for your health. In a raid at the Gujarat Marketing Yard on Thursday, Rajkot Municipal Corporation officials seized 5,000 kg of Kesar mangoes that were ripened using a toxic chemical, Carbide, which is a by-product of carbon. The entire consignment was to be sent to Mumbai for further sale in the city.