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FDA seizes 180 kg of mangoes with ethylene sachets at Mapusa sub yard market

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Digital Goa, April 14- The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) conducted a surprise inspection at the sub yard market in Mapusa and seized 180 kg of mangoes found with sachets of ethylene ripener inside the boxes. Officials said the mangoes have been sent to the lab to determine whether they were being artificially ripened using non approved methods. The test results are expected within seven days and will be made public, they added.