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Do not wrap food in newspapers…
printing ink contains harmful colours
Printing inks may also contain harmful colours, pigments,
binders, additives, and preservatives. Besides chemical
contaminants, presence of pathogenic micro organisms in
used newspapers also poses potential risk
to human health. (Shutter stock) 


Wrapping food items in newspaper is bad for your health as its ink has multiple bio active materials with known negative health effects, the Food, Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) said on Friday.

“Wrapping food in newspapers is an unhealthy practice and the consumption of such food is injurious to health, even if the food has been cooked hygienically,” FSSAI said in an advisory.

“Printing inks may also contain harmful colours, pigments, binders, additives, and preservatives. Besides chemical contaminants, presence of pathogenic micro organisms in used newspapers also poses potential risk to human health,” the advisory said.

The advisory also said that even paper/cardboard boxes made of recycled paper may be contaminated with harmful chemicals like phthalate which can cause digestive problems and also lead to severe toxicity. “Older people, teenagers, children and people with compromised vital organs and immune systems are at a greater risk of acquiring cancer-related health complications, if they are exposed to food packed in such material,” the advisory warned.

The advisory comes after Health Minister J.P. Nadda’s directions to the food regulatory authority against the practice of wrapping and covering food items in newspapers in India. Speaking in this regard J.P Nadda said: “It has been observed that vendors have been using newspapers in packing and serving food, which is harmful. I urge the public to dissuade the vendors from doing so.”

According to the advisory, the Commissioners of Food Safety of all States/Union Territories will initiate systematic campaigns for generating awareness among all the stakeholders to discourage the use of newspapers for packing, serving and storing food items.

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News Courtesy: Hindustan Times dated 10th December, 2016
“Read by clicking column: life style “
(http://allindiannewspapers.com/hindustantimes/)

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