Carcinogens have been found in cakes made in local bakeries in Karnataka. In this regard, the Karnataka government has issued a warning to all bakeries in the state. It says bakeries must strictly follow safety norms otherwise strict action will be taken against them.
Recently, the Karnataka Food Safety and Quality Department conducted tests on samples of 235 cakes made in local bakeries. Carcinogenic elements were found in 12 of these cakes. Carcinogens are substances that can cause cancer.
What is concerning is that our favorite cakes – Red Velvet and Black Forest – have a high risk of being carcinogenic. In fact, artificial colors are used to give the cake a thick, bright red, chocolate color. Apart from this, dangerous chemicals are added to it for flavoring, which poses a risk to life. The problem is that the cakes are not sold only in Karnataka, they are made and sold in all small and big bakeries across the country.
so today’In the medical file“I will know how worrying the presence of carcinogens in cakes is. You will also learn that-
How dangerous can food colors be to your health? How to recognize food colorings in food? Why are young children more at risk?
A carcinogen was found in cotton candy before cake
The Karnataka government had taken a strict stance 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, Cotton Candy, Kebab and Panipuri chutneys. During this period, the Department of Food Safety also discovered carcinogens during sample analyses.
How dangerous can the carcinogen in cake be?
Carcinogenic simply means that it can cause cancer. If there is a carcinogen in a cake or any food and we eat it, it is like saying “Come, kill me” to a serious illness like cancer.
Dr Anu Aggarwal, dietician at the cancer department of AIIMS, Rishikesh, says that just like the carcinogen is found in cakes, it is also found in tobacco. The difference between these two substances is that they contain different amounts of carcinogens.
Understand it this way: if tobacco causes the development of cancer in 5 years, then if this cake is eaten frequently, cancer can develop in 10 years. However, not all cakes contain carcinogens. This dangerous element was found in the cake because of artificial colors.
Artificial colors pose many risks
Currently, artificial colors are in the news due to the presence of carcinogens. While using artificial food colors to make food attractive is dangerous in any case. It is also called food coloring.
Because of this, conditions such as severe allergies, asthma, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are created. Let’s see in the graph what harm artificial colors cause to health.
Playing with health to make food attractive
In the past, 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 to evening was only for food. Then, over time, man’s desire for luxury increased, so that food became a part of life.
People have become dependent on the market for their food. This gave the businessman the opportunity to enter the food industry. They have made food 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 make money.
To make money and profit, he used various artificial flavors and colors. All of this is made from dangerous chemicals. Because of this, our body suffers serious damage.
Artificial colors cause serious harm to children
When young children suffer from problems like asthma, cancer or kidney disease, people wonder if children do not consume any medicines, why do they become victims of these serious illnesses?
The answer to all these questions is that common people are unaware that giving good quality powders and packaged drinks harms children instead of bringing them any benefit. People also bring packaged food items for their children after seeing advertisements on television, in newspapers and after seeing neighbors and relatives.
All of these products contain lots of artificial flavors, artificial colors, and artificial sugar.
Dr Anu Aggarwal says that most products loved by children, such as ice creams, candies and cakes, are made up of artificial colors and flavours. Since young children’s internal organs are very delicate, these dangerous chemicals pose a greater risk when they enter the child’s body.
Do not give these things to young children, even out of love and affection.
Dr. Anu Aggarwal says that the development of children’s taste buds depends entirely on their parents. If children’s taste buds are developed early on for fruits, vegetables, legumes and grains, they will not insist on packaged foods.
As long as parents are responsible for their children’s food, they should try to get them to cook at home. If children want a sweet taste, try to get it from a natural source. It can be any fruit or sugar cane.
The benefit will be that by the time children are able to choose their own food, their taste buds will have developed for foods obtained from trees and plants. Their attention will be less on packaged foods and they will not like their taste either.
The second big advantage is that children will stay away from any type of chemicals from a very young critical age. It’s good for their health and their future.
How do you know if artificial colors are present in food?
According to the guidelines of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, information on the use of artificial colors must be provided on the packaging of packaged foods. If food coloring is used, the statement “contains permitted synthetic food colorings” must be written on the packaging. When artificial colors are used topically, these guidelines are not followed when packaging them. It is therefore difficult to identify it. The best way is to depend on natural sources for most food items.
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