Srinagar, Aug. 4 -- Following the seizure of 1,200 kilograms of decayed meat from cold storage facilities in Srinagar, the Drugs & Food Control Organization has now also prohibited the use of synthetic food colours in ready-to-eat items, including both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes sold in markets. According to an official statement, analytical reports from the National Food Laboratory Ghaziabad revealed that samples of popular prepared foods-such as kebabs, biryani, pickles, and chicken tikka-contained synthetic colours like Carmoisine, Tartrazine, and Erythrosine, which are banned under the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. These additives pose serious health risks and their...