thunderbabs:


Search 'osu caste system".

That solves it

To be honest, I don’t have google. Can u google it and explain to us

GhanaMustGoo:


I only now googled it.
OSU is Osun State University.

I think OSU refers to people from Osun state

How to Detect Fruits Ripened Using Calcium Carbide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwk-rtHPdes

Summary
1. Fruits (mangoes) ripened artificially with calcium carbide float when dropped in a bucket of water. If the fruits sink and reach the bottom of the bucket, they are naturally ripened or ripened using the natural plant hormone ethylene.
Naturally ripened fruits or fruits ripened using ethylene weigh more and are more juicy; whereas fruits ripened using calcium carbide weigh less, and are dry and less juicy.

2. By the detection of acetylene gas: When calcium carbide reacts with moisture or water, it releases acetylene gas.
Matchstick test: Hold a lit matchstick near a fruit artificially ripened with calcium carbide, it gives sparkles or even catches fire if traces of acetylene gas are present on the fruit surface.
Caution: Do not attempt this test in close proximity to fruit crates or boxes/cartons with ripening fruits having calcium carbide and still releasing a good amount of acetylene gas as this leads to an explosion.

3. In the case of papaya (pawpaw) and banana, the stem portion of the fruit will still be green if the fruits have been artificially ripened using calcium carbide.

4. The fruits start developing black blotches on the surface within 2 - 3 days of ripening.

Lomprico2:
How we wan take know?

60% of the mangoes I've bought since mangoes came out a few weeks back were artifically ripened - with what I don't know. How I know is that they don't taste sweet like good mangoes but taste funny. Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to tell by eye.

So , i will be looking for banana with Pancake and powder..?
Imagine a lady rubbing a banana at the bustop near the Aboki's fruit kiosk , wetin u go think
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Na today you nafdac remember to warn. Med after debt ,Yeye ppl

dfrost:


Awareness and not follow-up? Indeed. Just wondering if late Dora did only awareness. Interesting.

How many fruit sellers do you think NAFDAC can follow up, let's be realistic.

Proudlyngwa:

How many fruit sellers do you think NAFDAC can follow up, let's be realistic.

Let them start first. Let's get to the bridge before anticipating on how to cross it from afar

KrystosCJ:
Only in Lagos!

How do we know that a fruit has been tampered or ripened with calcium carbide? NAFDAC please tell us.



This is not enough. Some fruits don't show brown or black spots like oranges or bananas. Give us something concrete.

You are on point, it goes beyond seeing powdery substance because that could be washed off by the seller, and attribute of being easy to peel off the skin do not apply to a ripe banana too because all ripe bananas regardless are easily peeled off

and it is especially used to ripen bananas..

Nawa o. And i love bananas like monkey

carinmom:

So sad

same thing happened to my brother last month, on his way back from work he bought bananas, ate ,all thru that night he didn't sleep n was rushed to the hospital the next morning, after series of test ,he spent 1week in the hospital without any food ,only drip. Even when he got back he was eating pap for 2days. It was terrible, I was so scared. Since then I don't buy banana for now

This is so common in Abuja, you hardly see fruits that ripe naturally. Only water melon is better here.

casby:
same thing happened to my brother last month, on his way back from work he bought bananas, ate ,all thru that night he didn't sleep n was rushed to the hospital the next morning, after series of test ,he spent 1week in the hospital without any food ,only drip. Even when he got back he was eating pap for 2days. It was terrible, I was so scared. Since then I don't buy banana for now

The thing dey scare me oo, I bought mango this afternoon I had to be sure that I saw those black dots and patches which showed they were not ripened with chemicals.
People are just wicked

Here in Akure Ondo State Capital,There is supermarket here Called NAO supermarket one quarter of there items are expired goods which is endanger to our health they will now placed Promo on those expired product.