Correct Answer - Option 3 : Carbide gas in fruit ripening
The FSS Act prohibits on sale the use of acetylene gas (also known as Carbide Gas) in the artificially ripening of fruits.
List of Prohibition and Restriction on sale of certain products
- Prohibition on sale of food articles coated with mineral oil except where the addition of mineral oil is permitted in accordance with the standards laid down in these Regulations.
- Restriction on sale of Carbia Callosa and Honeydew only in sealed containers bearing the Agmark seal.
- Food resembling but not pure honey not be marketed as honey.
- Product not to contain any substance which may be injurious to health:- Tobacco and nicotine shall not be used as ingredients in any food products.
- Sale of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables shall be free from rotting and free from a coating of waxes, mineral oil, and colors provided that fresh fruits may be coated with beeswax (white and yellow) or carnauba wax or shellac wax at a level not exceeding Good Manufacturing Practices under proper label declaration.
- Sale or use for the sale of admixtures of ghee or butter prohibited.
- Restriction on sale of Til Oil produced in Tripura, Assam, and West Bengal.
- Restriction on sale of Kangra tea, it shall be sold or offered for sale only after it is graded and marked in accordance with the provisions of the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (1 of 1937).
- Condition for sale of flavored tea: Flavoured tea shall be sold or offered for sale only by those manufacturers who are registered with Tea Board.
- Use of flesh of naturally dead animals or fowls prohibited.
