The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a stern warning to traders and food business operators (FBOs) against the use of calcium carbide for ripening fruits. This chemical, ...

Calcium carbide is a commonly used chemical compound in the agriculture industry, especially for ripening fruits. It is a cheap and easily available substance that is widely used by fruit vendors and ...

NAFDAC explained that only welders are permitted to use calcium carbide for tasks such as melting iron and not sold to fruit vendors. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control ...

Calcium carbide, commonly used for ripening fruits like mangoes, releases acetylene gas, which contains harmful traces of arsenic and phosphorus. The treatment of unripe fruits with ethylene gas ...

Chemical applications of calcium carbide have been the focus of recent research, advancing the idea of diverse acetylene chemistry on the basis of carbide technology. Using a proposed approach, cheap ...

Dublin, Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Calcium Carbide Market Size, Market Share, Application Analysis, Regional Outlook, Growth Trends, Key Players, Competitive Strategies and Forecasts, 2021 ...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a warning to food business operators, traders and fruit handlers to refrain from the use of calcium carbide or carbide gas for ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning of strict action if it found fruit sellers and traders are using calcium carbide for the artificial ripening of mangoes. The use of calcium ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global calcium carbide market report. This market research report also lists 11 other prominent vendors ...

[MacGyver] would be proud of [Hyperspace Pirate]’s rough and ready method of producing acetylene gas from seashells and driftwood. Acetylene, made by decomposing calcium carbide with water, is a ...