Warns of counterfeit saffron carcinogen
Saffron National Council said fraudsters are active in the market saffron and saffron white stalks with natural dyes or chemical carcinogen called saffron sell two million pound profit from selling it.
Ali Hosseini said in an interview with ISNA, said that over the past few weeks, turbulent and volatile market saffron, because that fraudsters bought at the price of a kilo of saffron, white stems of two million 500 thousand 100 dollars per kilo once the customer is not, it natural dyes or chemical dyes with carcinogenic to their more expensive than saffron crocus and quality to the original and sell at least two million pound profit.
He said late last week a kilo of saffron grade five million and 300 thousand dollars was traded in the domestic market. While the price of this product is now five million and 700 thousand dollars to the pound reached, because fraudsters make saffron a day fluctuations in the market.
Saffron National Council continued to identify the origin of the plant fake saffron color saffron is enough to take some of it in the glass of boiling water to remove the saffron color of white stems and fraud be exposed fraudsters. However profiteers saffron market this product as 50-50 with natural saffron mixture and thus ultimately four million dollars per kilogram of saffron fake them all, and about six million kg sold to traders.
Hosseini said that in this situation exporters are confused and are unable to buy the product safe and natural relief; therefore impair the export of saffron and saffron are only fraudsters who benefit from this situation.
He said late last week a kilo of saffron grade five million and 300 thousand dollars was traded in the domestic market. While the price of this product is now five million and 700 thousand dollars to the pound reached, because fraudsters make saffron a day fluctuations in the market.
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