Now, FDA flags use of plastic sheets in holige prep

WITH Ugadi round the corner, holige — a festival favourite — has come under the scanner after the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department (FDA) flagged the use of plastic sheets in its making and packaging.

- RISHITA KHANNA @Bengaluru

Officials told TNIE that after banning plastic sheets for the preparation of idlis, they are taking strict measures to eliminate plastic from food processing and have already issued improvement notices to several shops in Bengaluru, Mysuru and other parts of the state that were using plastic sheets for preparing and wrapping Holige.