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 idea that mayonnaise made of raw eggs is a “high risk food”, carrying a danger 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 companies, catering companies and sale of mayonnaise ready from raw egg is prohibited within the State below 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 usually composed of egg yolk, vegetable oil, vinegar and different seasonings served together with meals gadgets similar to shawarma. Mayonnaise made of raw 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 plenty of meals enterprise operators use raw 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 accessible data and if the opportunity of dangerous results on well being is recognized however scientific uncertainty persists, provisional danger administration measures to make sure that well being is protected will be adopted as per the Act, pending additional scientific data for a extra complete danger 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
