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Tamil Nadu has banned the manufacture, storage and sale of mayonnaise ready from uncooked eggs for a interval of 1 yr with impact from April 8. The ban, issued within the curiosity of public well being, is on the idea that mayonnaise manufactured from uncooked eggs is a “excessive danger meals”, carrying a danger of meals poisoning.

Based on a notification issued within the Authorities Gazette by Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Meals Security R. Lalvena, any actions associated to any stage of manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution, meals companies, catering companies and sale of mayonnaise ready from uncooked egg is prohibited within the State beneath part 30 (2) (a) of Meals Security and Requirements Act, 2006 and order of the Commissioner of Meals Security of Tamil Nadu.

Mayonnaise is a semi-solid emulsion usually composed of egg yolk, vegetable oil, vinegar and different seasonings served together with meals gadgets akin to shawarma. Mayonnaise manufactured from uncooked eggs is a high-risk meals because it carries a danger of meals poisoning particularly from Salmonella micro organism, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella enteritidis, Escherichia coli and Listeria Monocytogenes, the notification stated.

It has come to note that a variety of meals enterprise operators use uncooked egg for preparation of mayonnaise, improper storage facilitates contamination by microorganisms that creates a public well being danger notably by Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella enteritidis, Escherichia coli and Listeria Monocytogenes, it stated.

In any particular circumstances, on the idea of evaluation of obtainable info and if the potential of dangerous results on well being is recognized however scientific uncertainty persists, provisional danger administration measures to make sure that well being is protected could be adopted as per the Act, pending additional scientific info for a extra complete danger evaluation.

The notification stated that no meals enterprise operator ought to manufacture, retailer, promote or distribute any meals which in the meanwhile is prohibited by the Meals Authority or the Central Authorities or State authorities within the curiosity of public well being.