The detection of unapproved, toxic dyes in fast food and street food in India is on the rise. Illegal red dyes such as Rhodamine B are used to give tomato and chili sauces a deeper red color. In this study, more than half the samples contained Rhodamine B, a known carcinogen

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Posted on 22 August 2022