Fake Sweet Potatoes Flood Market: Diabetics at Risk, FSSAI Reveals Easy ID Trick
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News18•26-01-2026, 20:51
Fake Sweet Potatoes Flood Market: Diabetics at Risk, FSSAI Reveals Easy ID Trick
- •Markets are seeing an influx of fake sweet potatoes, posing health risks, especially for diabetic patients.
- •Adulterated sweet potatoes are often dyed with Rhodamine B, a chemical dye used in textiles and inks, not safe for consumption.
- •FSSAI warns against this adulteration, which is difficult to detect with the naked eye.
- •To identify fake sweet potatoes, rub a water or oil-dipped cotton ball on the skin.
- •If the cotton turns purple, the sweet potato is adulterated and should not be consumed; if it remains white, it's real.
Why It Matters: FSSAI shares a simple cotton ball test to identify Rhodamine B-dyed fake sweet potatoes in the market.
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