Tamil Nadu has banned the manufacture, storage and sale of mayonnaise ready from raw eggs for a interval of one year with impact from April 8. The ban, issued within the curiosity of public well being, is on the premise that mayonnaise made of raw eggs is a “high risk food”, carrying a threat of meals poisoning.
According to a notification issued within the Government Gazette by Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Food Safety R. Lalvena, any actions associated to any stage of manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution, meals providers, catering providers and sale of mayonnaise ready from raw egg is prohibited within the State underneath part 30 (2) (a) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and order of the Commissioner of Food Safety of Tamil Nadu.
Mayonnaise is a semi-solid emulsion typically composed of egg yolk, vegetable oil, vinegar and different seasonings served together with meals gadgets equivalent to shawarma. Mayonnaise made of raw eggs is a high-risk meals because it carries a threat 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 various meals enterprise operators use raw egg for preparation of mayonnaise, improper storage facilitates contamination by microorganisms that creates a public well being threat notably by Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella enteritidis, Escherichia coli and Listeria Monocytogenes, it stated.
In any particular circumstances, on the premise of evaluation of accessible info and if the potential for dangerous results on well being is recognized however scientific uncertainty persists, provisional threat administration measures to make sure that well being is protected may be adopted as per the Act, pending additional scientific info for a extra complete threat evaluation.
The notification stated that no meals enterprise operator ought to manufacture, retailer, promote or distribute any meals which for the time being is prohibited by the Food Authority or the Central Government or State authorities within the curiosity of public well being.
Published – April 24, 2025 10:35 am IST
