Bengaluru: The Karnataka Health Department on Monday banned the use of Rhodamine-B food-colouring agent in cotton candy and ‘Gobi Manchurian’ and issued orders in this regard. Further, the state government has threatened action against anyone found using the colouring agent. Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said, “If anyone is found using Rhodamine-B food colouring agent, then severe action will be taken against them under the Food Safety Act.”
The new action comes after Tamil Nadu and Puducherry last month banned the sale and production of cotton candy after the use of the chemical was found in it. The chemical has been found to be harmful for health. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said present of the toxic chemical was found in the samples of cotton candy sent for testing by the food safety department.
