“Food Safety Ka Itna Bura Haal Hai India Mein,” Viral Video Shows Fungus-Filled Strawberries Repackaged For Sale

With the strawberry season gone by, if you too were disappointed with the unpalatable, almost overripe, wilted fruits deviously tucked away in the bottom of the packed box, then you aren’t alone. A viral video has taken over the Internet showing vendors repackaging fungus-infested strawberries with the intention of selling them for consumption. Here’s more to this.

Viral Video Shows Vendors Packaging Fungus-Infested Strawberries

Urvashi Agarwal known for her unadulterated restaurant and street food reviews, shocked the Internet with her latest reel. The Hyderabad-based vlogger posted a video of a group of strawberry vendors being involved in dubious activities that can harshly mar a person’s health. The clip shows a group of men sitting on the ground. In front of them lies a massive pile of rotten, fungus-filled strawberries.

 

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Urvashi explains that rotten, dirty strawberries were wiped clean and were being repackaged and sold. She asked viewers to glance at the faces of the men who were grinning widely as if they thought it was a joke. They were shamelessly playing with public health with no grimace on their faces, said the Instagram influencer. For a little extra money, the men were packing fungus-infested strawberries in plastic boxes and selling them like they were fresh. Not only was it unethical but posed a serious health risk as well.

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Lists Harmful Effects Of Consuming The Spoilt Fruit

Taking to her caption, she wrote that FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) or the Food Safety Department weren’t conducting any checks to ensure public safety. Furthermore, she listed the harmful effects of consuming such fungus-infested strawberries. The many issues include: food poisoning with vomiting, diarrhoea and nausea as symptoms; liver damage due to mycotoxins; respiratory issues like allergies and asthma; fungal infections for those with weak immunity and gastrointestinal distress.

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She ended her video by saying that food safety is in a terrible state in this country (India). Well, did you spot rotten strawberries in packed boxes?

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