Safal pure veg.

Origin
Safal, the Fruit & Vegetable business initiative of Mother
Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd has its origin in the Fruit &
Vegetable Project established by National Dairy
Development Board in 1986 for undertaking integrated
marketing of horticultural produce under the brand name
"Safal". Safal was established with a noble objective of
facilitating a direct link between Fruit and Vegetable Growers
and Consumers thereby achieving its vision of providing
quality produce, products and services aimed at delighting
the consumers and improve quality of life of farmers and
producers by providing them fair & optimum price realization
for their produce and the expert guidance, thereby creating a
better and meaningful living for all in the society.

CARBIDE FREE REPENING

Chemically-ripened fruits are a big cause of worry to the

consumers today. Safal uses a chemical-free ripening
process to ripen fruits, and consumers can be assured that
the fruit are free from any form of chemicals. We have seven
ripening chambers and use natural process to ripen fruits,

CALCIUM CARBIDE
(toxic chemical)
With the development of fruit trade the fruits are sent to distant places, requiring
several days in ordinary or refrigrated transportation and only firm and mature fruits
are least damaged during marketing. The fruits are ripened at the destination
markets before retailing. The most commonly used chemical for artificial ripening is
calcium carbide (CaC2) and is popularly known as Masala ,though banned under
PFA rules, 1995 and also under food safety and standards (prohibitation and
restriction on sales) regulation 2011 made thereunder. calcium carbide is colourless
when pure , but greyish white to black in colour otherwise ,whith garlic like odour .
When it reacts with water, it produces acetylene gas (popularly referred to as
carbide gas ) which is an analogue to ehtylene and quickness the ripening process.
Calcium carbide contains traces of arsenic and phosphorus hydride.
A strong reactive chemical calcium carbide has carcinogenic propperties and is
used in gas welding being cheap and easily available in the local market , CaC2 is
indiscriminately being used in prefrences to other recommended practices of
including ripening in fruits.

Effects of calcium carbide on fruits

quality
Fruits ripened with calcium carbide are overly soft,
are inferior in taste and flavour.they also have a
shorter shalf life. The fruit ripened with calcium
carbide may develop uniform attractive surface
colour, but the tissues inside would not be ripe or
may remain green or raw , when calcium carbide is
used in very raw fruit , the amount of the chemical
needed to ripen the fruit has to be incresed. This
results in the fruit becoming even more tasteless,
unhealthy and toxic.

Heath effects associated with

calcium carbide
Calcium carbide is a dangerous chemical. Carbide ripened fruits on
consumption cause several harmful effects to human health. CaC2 has
cancer causing properties and contains traces of arsenic and phosphorus
hydride.

Vomitting

Diarrhoea with or without blood

Burning sensation in chest and abdomen

Thirst

Weakness

Burning in the eyes and skin

Pramanent eye loss

Ulcer on the skin

Sore throat

Cough

Shortness of breath

Higher exposur may cause a build-up fluids in

the lungs
it may effect the neurological system by
including prolonged hypoxia which causes
headaches, dizziness, mood disturbance
,sleepiness,mental confusion, memory loss.