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Sale of ice used for ice delicacies and drinks at beach tourist destinations in the city in Kozhikode, Kerala will be curbed to reduce the danger of illness and communicable diseases. Sale of marinated fruits will also be under check. Health Department squads conducted flash searches recently after wich it prepared a strict action plan noticing the unhealthy practices by few vendors.
A survey was conducted in northern Kerala which reported excessive use of synthetic colours in sugar-based confections, which may have serious health risks, especially for children. Two non-permitted colours, Amarnath and Rhodamine were found to be used in the survey. 97% of the 14 samples collected contained permitted food colouring while the remaining 3% contained a combination of non-permitted and permitted colouring. This survey underlines the need for strict food safety regulations.