Fake Saffron color carcinogenic
Director General of the Food and Drug Administration Food and Drug Administration control reference laboratories, such as the color of saffron, especially from Saudi Arabia to Iran, they read quite a carcinogen and the use of color and saffron powder that a certain brand, they warned.
Health Service doctor Hussein prosper in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), on entry into the country with the arrival of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia saffron color saffron stating that fraud is one of the most common frauds, said colors as the color of saffron from abroad and especially by the pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia, the colors, the name Tartarazin (a type of illegal dyes) that replaced them as the color saffron crocus or saffron extract to your mobile as well.
He emphasized the carcinogenic substance, said some of the materials brought to the country as a souvenir or use it in food because the price of this article is much lower than normal saffron and saffron’s color and shape. Meanwhile, not only the substance of any of the properties of saffron, but it is a very serious cancer. Color Tartarazin quite carcinogenic substance and its use is not recommended in any way.
Prosper told the pilgrims that come from Saudi Arabia to Qatar, said they would do as a souvenir, but a souvenir, this substance is toxic and should not use it.
Saffron Saffron powder that is!
Director General of the Food and Drug Administration drug control reference laboratories as saffron powder is sold at a low price, sometimes by hawkers on the subway, and said: It is a form of cheating, because saffron is a fraud. For example, the color of corn stigmas are then dried and sold as saffron powder. People should know that this drug does not saffron. Saffron should be fully brand and logo on the Food and Drug Administration and Health license number there to see if complaints have been, we can track it.
Prosper also said that the smell of saffron powder is essential that they add to it. This is one of Tqlbatyst face. Essential substance that is added in different materials such as tea. I must say that sometimes it is not edible oils and that a fraud is the use of essential oils and this debate should be taken into account. Saffron packaging and brand who purchased must also be approved.
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