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Tirupati laddu news: What are ‘beef tallow’ and ‘lard’ found in consecrated sweet? According to reports, beef tallow has been traditionally used during cooking, candle-making and even as a lubricant.
A controversy has erupted in Andhra Pradesh after the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) claimed that ghee used to prepare Tirupati laddus, offered at Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, contains "beef tallow," "lard," and other substandard ingredients. The allegation is backed by a lab report where the samples of the Tirupati laddus were sent for testing.
The claims emerged on September 18 when Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu alleged that the previous Jagan Reddy-led YSRCP government had used substandard ingredients and animal fat in making Tirupati laddus. YSRCP has, however, rejected all allegations.
As the lab report showed presence of “beef tallow", “lard" and “fish oil" in Tirupati laddu samples as “foreign fat", TDP spokesperson Anam Venkata Ramana Reddy displayed it at a press conference to back the party's claims.
He said, “The lab reports of samples certify that beef tallow and animal fat - lard, and fish oil - were used in the preparation of ghee which was supplied to Tirumala, and also the S value is only 19.7."
Tirupati laddus, a globally renowned prasad valued for their taste and religious importance, have sparked controversy over alleged animal fat content, raising concerns about both health and religious beliefs. But what exactly are the “beef tallow" and “lard" that the Tirupati laddus are allegedly said to contain?
WHAT IS BEEF TALLOW?
Beef tallow is fat extracted from the fatty tissue of bovines. Tallow is made by heating and melting fat skimmed from meat, which turns into a liquid that solidifies into a flexible, butter-like substance when cooled to room temperature.
What else is made from beef tallow? According to reports, beef tallow has been traditionally used during cooking, candle-making and even as a lubricant.
WHAT IS LARD?
Lard is a soft, creamy white solid or semisolid fat with a butter-like consistency, produced by rendering or melting the fatty tissue of hogs – domesticated pigs. Lard is used for cooking purposes such as frying, sauteing and baking purposes.
WHAT DID THE LAB REPORT SAY?
The samples of the Tirupati laddu were sent to a Gujarat-based livestock laboratory. The sample receipt date was July 9, 2024 and the lab report was dated July 16. The purported lab report showed the presence of “lard", “beef tallow" and “fish oil" in the samples.
Refined Cooking oils Adulteration with petroleum by product
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Fake Nandini Ghee
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Adulterated Nandini ghee unit at Hosahundi: Racketeers had blessings of MyMUL staff, officers
December 22 , 2021
The Mysuru Hotel Owners Association has reiterated that it suspects the involvement of insiders in the adulterated Nandini ghee manufacturing racket that was unearthed in Hosahundi near Bandipalya recently.
The Association had even earlier stated that the racket clearly shows the involvement of MyMUL (Mysuru Milk Union Limited) staff and officials as the racketeers had managed to duplicate all the security systems available in the ghee packets.
Addressing a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city yesterday, Association President C. Narayanagowda said that without the involvement of MyMUL insiders, this racket would not have survived for more than five months. “The racketeers have admitted that they were running the adulteration unit for the last five months. We are not sure about this and only a detailed probe will unearth the details,” he said.
MyMUL is a part of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) which produces and markets Nandini ghee and the illegal unit at Hosahundi was located close to MyMUL main unit and it is surprising that the racket never came to light and how is this possible without the blessings of the MyMUL management, he questioned.
He said that the owner of the unit which was producing adulterated ghee had colluded with officers and staff of MyMUL. “Without the support of MyMUL staff and officials, the owners of the unit could not have produced adulterated ghee sachets and tins with complete details about security, FSSAI licence number, barcode and others,” he said.
Narayanagowda further alleged that the adulterators had a wide network and this ghee was being distributed from the authentic Nandini outlets spread across Mysuru.
What Foods Contain Petroleum?
Petroleum is widely renowned as a resource that powers cars, planes and other vehicles. Other applications include lubricating machinery and creating the petro-chemicals that are used to manufacture clothes, computers, cleaning products and more. But did you know that the naturally occurring liquid is also found in a myriad of consumables?
In the food industry it’s known as mineral oil. Unlike its counterparts such as vegetable and olive oil, petroleum doesn’t go rancid. Why? Primarily because it’s not a food.
So where could petroleum be lurking in your pantry? Read on as we uncover some of the most common places the controversial ingredient hides:
Packaged baked goods often contain petroleum as a way of keeping them ‘fresh’ and mould free. While regular flour, water, egg, milk and sugar combinations go bad relatively quickly, mineral oil keeps them at their prime for weeks.
Some chocolates are made with petroleum by-products. You’ll see this labelled as food-grade paraffin wax.
Any product that contains Olestra is also a cause for concern. It’s an indigestible plastic with similar properties to mineral oil.
TBHQ aka “tert-Butylhydroquinone” is a major cause for concern as it’s found in a myriad of products. From frozen chicken nuggets and pizzas to rice crackers and cookies, supermarkets are brimming with TBHQ.
Petroleum derived products are commonly used in a kaleidoscope of food colourings. These are added to everything from corn chips to fresh apples.
They may not necessarily be classified as ‘edibles’ but painkillers and vitamins are often packed full of petrochemicals. They contain acetylsalicylic acid, the active ingredient in a multitude of over the counter painkillers such as aspirin.
Food additives can also be packed full of petroleum. Canned products are a particular concern as oil is used to extend their shelf lives.
While food manufacturers maintain that petroleum derived ingredients are perfectly safe, some health scientists insist that they’ve hugely dangerous. They’ve found links to cancer, ADHD in children and a plethora of other health problems.
PIL – TRANSPARENT LABELLING OF FOOD PRODUCTS & MEDICINES
Conning Muslims to eat PORK & Hindus to eat BEEF
An Appeal to Honourable Supreme Court of India , Karnataka High Court & National Human Rights Commission
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. OF 2022
IN THE MATTER OF
NAGARAJA . M.R
editor DALIT ONLINE & DECCAN INQUIRER
# LIG 2 , No 761 ,, HUDCO First Stage , Laxmikantanagar ,
Hebbal , Mysore – 570017 , Karnataka State
....Petitioner
Versus
Honourable Union Cabinet Secretary , GOI
Honourable Chief Secretary , Government of Karnataka & Others
....Respondents
PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 12 to ARTICLE 35 & ARTICLE 51A OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS UNDER ARTICLE 32 & ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.
To ,
Hon'ble The Chief Justice of India and His Lordship's Companion
Justices of the Supreme Court of India. The Humble petition of the
Petitioner above named.
MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH :
1. Facts of the case:
Religious beliefs, food practices of every individual must be respected. Nobody has the right to force his own beliefs , practices on others. Remember Indian Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 , British East India Company tried to force christian beliefs practices on indian soldiers. Britishers gave rifle cartridges smeared with lard of pigs , pork and beef to soldiers. Resulting in a violent uprising.
Now our own country men , greedy industrialists , businessmen adulterate vegetarian food items with animal origin additives , flavors , preservatives , etc and conceal it cleverly from public. Even manufacturers of allopathic medicines use animal origin ingredients in medicines and cleverly conceal it from public.
In this manner by products of cow , pig , fish , etc are used in known vegetarian foods and medicines.
2. Question(s) of Law:
Is it not violation of Citizen’s Fundamental right to practice religion.
3. Grounds:
Requests for equitable justice , protection of Fundamental Right to practice religion of his choice.
4. Averment:
Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India to consider this as a PIL for : “writ of Mandamus” and to issue instructions to the concerned public servants in the cases to perform their duties.
PRAYER:
In the above premises, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased:
a . Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India to consider this as a PIL for : “writ of Mandamus” and to issue instructions to the concerned public servants , GOI , Government of Karnataka authorities in the case to perform their duties.
b. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India to immediately order FSSAI & DCGI to endforce proper labelling of food products and medicines clearly prominently displaying green dot for 100% vegetarian products and red dot for products with animal origin ingredients. Mentioning code numbers , chemical names of animal origin extracts deceives the public. Therefore Prominent display of GREEN DOT or RED DOT is essential. Then public can make choice as per his needs.
c. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India to order the authorities to enforce Prominent display of GREEN DOT or RED DOT on product covers , shop board of Bakeries , Pastry shops who use animal origin products like fat , gelatin , etc in preparation of baked food products. Then public can make a choice as per their needs.
d. please refer following video and articles. to pass such other orders and further orders as may be deemed necessary on the facts and in the circumstances of the case.
FOR WHICH ACT OF KINDNESS, THE PETITIONER SHALL BE DUTY BOUND, EVER PRAY.
Dated : 09th April 2022…………………. FILED BY: NAGARAJA.M.R.
Place : Mysuru , India…………………….PETITIONER-IN-PERSON
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HIDDEN Animal Ingredients in FOOD
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Editorial : HALAL Vs Jhatka
- Communal divide
Nowadays we are seeing communal tension in the name of food. However since decades big MNCs , greedy industrialists are cheating innocent public and making vegetarian to eat non vegetarian food , making muslim to eat pork and making hindu to eat beef.
India is one of the biggest exporters of BEEF.
Politicians make noise to grab power. The same politician in power connive with greedy industrialists to con the public. For them MONEY , profit is utmost not religion.
Food is everybody’s own choice. Nobody can force one over the other. Each can practice his own religion , food habbits but must respect the religion , food habbits of others.
Now actually public must stop fighting among themselves and instead must legally prosecute MNCs , industrialists for conning public with foods containing religiously prohibited animal ingredients. Demand transparent labelling of food products.
Jai Hind. Vande Mataram.
Your’s sincerely,
Nagaraja M R
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Information request under RTI to Health Officer Mysuru City Corporation and
Director FSSAI New Delhi
Refer : FSSAI/R/E/22/00286
MYSCC/R/2022/60035
1. Does Maggi instant noodles , maggi sauces ketchup contain ingredients derived from animal origin as preservatives , flavours , binding agents , etc ?
2. Does SUNPURE , Emami, fortune , gemini other cooking oils and Dalda vanaspathi contain ingredients of animal origin as preservatives , flavours, binding agents , etc ?
3. Does ice creams like Joy, Kwality walls , Arun , Hango , Kidds contain ingredients of animal origin as preservatives , flavours, binding agents , etc ?
4. Does Cadbury , Snickers and other Chocolates contain ingredients of animal origin as preservatives , flavours, binding agents , etc ?
5. Does Lays chips , kurkure and other snacks manufactured by Pepsico / Coca Cola contain ingredients of animal origin as preservatives , flavours, binding agents , etc ?
6. How authorities ensure proper labelling of products as vegetarian or Non vegetarian ? Do they just rely on samples or conduct spot inspection of manufacturing set up including verification of invoices of raw materials and their test certificates ?
7. Does baked foods , pastries , sweets , snacks and mixtures sold in market in open condition contain ingredients of animal origin as preservatives , flavours, binding agents , etc ? Do such stores , bakeries have any public notice alerting about Non vegetarian ingredient in their product ? How you monitor it ?
8. Does sweets , snacks and bakery products sold by Bombay Tiffanys , Mahalaxmi Sweets , Krishna Bakery Mysuru contain ingredients of animal origin as preservatives , flavours, binding agents , etc ?
9. Does beverage drinks like pepsi , coca cola , sprite , fanta manufactured by Pepsico & Coca cola contain ingredients of animal origin as preservatives , flavours, binding agents , etc ?
10. How FSSAI and Mysuru City Corporation ensures proper labelling and categorisation of food products by their manufacturers , so that consumers can make a better choice ?
11. If a manufacturer of food product conceals animal ingredient by substituting with code numbers or chemical names without mentioning veg or non veg orelse wrongly label it with green dot as veg and conceal animal ingredient in it how do you act ?
12. Certain food additives , preservatives can be sourced from animals or plants or synthetically produced. If a manufacturer uses cheapest animal source but claims it is from plant origin or synthetic origin , how you distinguish it ? Do you inspect their material purchase records and test certificates ?
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Hidden Animal Ingredients in Food
Tallow, suet and lard are all well-known forms of this awful ingredient, but what about glycerin and glycerides, and what does it mean when a label lists ’stearic acid’ or ‘palmitic acid’?
The short answer is, if you have any concerns about ingesting or using substances derived from someone else’s body fat, then it would be wise to do a little further investigation before making use of something containing any of the aforementioned ingredients.
Fatty Acids
Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid, Myristic Acid, Oleic Acid and Palmitic Acid are all names for fatty acids – produced from natural fats and oils – that are added to soaps, cosmetics, personal care products, and some foods including margarine, shortening and other baking ingredients.
While each of these substances can be derived from plants, they are frequently obtained from a slaughterhouse by-product known as tallow or animal fat.
What is Tallow?
Tallow is a euphemism for body fat from cows, sheep and pigs. According to one website:
“Typically, tallow starts with the extraction of suet from a carcass. Suet is hard fat found in the neighborhood of the kidneys and around some other organs… Beef, pig, and mutton tallow are all fairly common. Tallow is also rendered from animals like horses.“
The main components in rendered animal fats are oleic, palmitic, stearic, palmitoleic, linoleic and myristic acid. In other words, if you see any of these terms in an ingredients list, you may be looking at a substance sourced from animal tallow (or another animal-based source), and would be wise to contact the company to find out the ingredient’s origin.
Commercial Applications
As well as in the food industry, tallow and other animal fats are used for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, inks, paints, coatings, adhesives, lubricant and soaps. Tallow is also used in industrial animal feed and in bird food, believe it or not.
Historically, tallow was used to make candles, producing a cheaper alternative to wax candles. It is used as a lubricant for machinery and for ammunition. Tallow is also the primary ingredient in some leather conditioners. In Germany, deer tallow is commonly used as a base ingredient in salves.
Stearic Acid
Stearic acid – one of the most common fatty acids, especially in soaps – is a wax-like fatty acid, frequently sourced from tallow, with smaller amounts obtained from herrings and sardines.
While plant oils such as cotton, coconut, palm, castor beans, rapeseed, soy, and sunflowers are also natural sources of stearic acid, most of the plant-based sources are more commonly used in third-world countries. Almost all stearic acid in the US is made from tallow and coconut oil, with smaller amounts coming from palm oil.
In addition to soap making, stearic acid is used to form stable creams, lotions and ointments. It is also frequently used in products such as deodorants and antiperspirants, foundation creams, hand lotions, hair straightening products, and shaving creams.
Stearic acid is also used as a softener in chewing gum base and for suppositories. It may be further refined to form stearyl alcohol, which is used in a variety of industrial and cosmetic products as a thickener and lubricant. It can also be used in candles to modify the melting point of the wax.
Other Fatty Acids
Other fatty acids are used in a variety of cosmetic creams, cakes, soaps and pastes. Myristic Acid can be produced from nutmeg, palm kernel oil and coconut oil, but is also often sourced from butter fat and is a minor component of many other animal fats. It is also found in spermaceti, which is created in the spermaceti organ inside the head of a sperm whale.
Oleic acid is a mono-unsaturated omega-9 fatty acid found in various animal and vegetable sources. Palmitic acid is one of the most common saturated fatty acids found in animals and plants. It is a major component of the oil from palm trees (palm oil, palm kernel oil and coconut oil). However, palmitic acid can also be found in butter, cheese, milk and animal flesh.
Lauric acid is the main acid in coconut oil and in palm oil, but is also found in human milk, cow’s milk, and goat’s milk. While you don’t need to be concerned that human-based fatty acids might show up in your food or cosmetics, it’s a sad fact that one can’t be so sure about the other animal-based sources.
Glycerin(e) or Glycerol
Glycerin(e) or Glycerol (labeled E422 in food) is a byproduct of soap manufacturing, and can be either synthetic, or derived from plants (usually soybeans) or animals (usually tallow). It can also be a blend of both animal and vegetable oils. Glycerides (mono/di/and tri) tend to be derived from animal fats, and are used frequently by the food industry.
A 2010 report from The Vegetarian Resource Group found that glycerin is usually derived from plant materials when used in food. However, especially in the case of cosmetics and in bath and body products, this is not a guarantee, so unless the label lists the ingredient as ‘vegetable glycerin’ it is advisable to contact the company.
In the food industry, glycerin is used as a humectant, solvent and sweetener. It is also used as a filler in commercially prepared low-fat foods (like cookies), and as a thickening agent in liqueurs. Polyglycerol (a derivative) can be found in some shortening and margarine.
As well as being present in many processed foods, glycerin is used in soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes, chewing gum, ointments, pharmaceutical formulations, cough syrups, elixirs and expectorants. It is also used extensively in cosmetics, including in perfumes and lotions, skin care products, shaving cream, hair care products, and water-based personal lubricants. It even makes its way into inks, glues and plastics, lubricants, anti-freeze, and brake fluid.
Conclusion
Once again, the concerned consumer might ask herself the question: “Is it possible to avoid the use of all animal products?”
But to many of us, the more important question is this: “If I cannot avoid the use of all animal products, does that mean that I shouldn’t try to avoid them wherever possible?”
The answer, of course, is that while it’s not possible to be 100% vegan in a world that uses the body parts of animals for everything under the sun, there is absolutely no reason why we shouldn’t do our absolute best to avoid these ingredients whenever we can.
When a person is committed to avoiding animal ingredients, it doesn’t mean going without any of the products mentioned above, as there are now vegan alternatives for virtually everything a person could need.
Certainly, there are times when we might experience a ’slip’ due to the fact that we’re not aware of a hidden ingredient, but the more we can do to inform ourselves about what these ingredients are and how to identify them, the more empowered we will be to make choices that are in alignment with our values.
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HIDDEN ANIMAL INGREDIENTS IN VEGETARIAN FOOD
"Every person has right to know what they're consuming": Delhi High Court passes strict orders on plea against hidden animal components in food items
Shreya Agarwal
Directing for "full and complete disclosure of all the ingredients which go into the manufacture of any food article," a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court has observed that, "Every person has a right to know as to what he/ she is consuming, and nothing can be offered to the person on a platter by resort to deceit, or camouflage," on a plea by a Namdhari Sikh Trust stating that such non-disclosure leads to violation of their right to freedom of religion.
Calling for strict compliance in the matter by Food Business Operators and regulatory authorities, the Court said, that even if the usage of animal ingredients constitutes "a miniscule percentage," "the use of non-vegetarian ingredients would render such food articles non-vegetarian, and would offend the religious and cultural sensibilities/ sentiments of strict vegetarians, and would interfere in their right to freely profess, practice and propagate their religion and belief."
It directed that such ingredients are required to be disclosed on food packaging by manufacturers not only by their code names, but also by disclosing their sources - for instance whether these ingredients originate from a plant, or animal source, or whether they are manufactured in a laboratory, irrespective of the percentage of such ingredients, in the food article.
"It should also be fairly disclosed as to what is the plant source, or animal source – as the case may be, in respect of all the ingredients in whatever measure they are used."
Without naming any brands in particular, the Court took note of the ingredient coded as E631 denoting Disodium Inosinate, i.e. disodium salt of inosinic acid with the chemical formula C10H11N4Na2O8P. The bench said that while this ingredient "is used as a food additive and often found in instant noodles, potato chips, and a variety of other snacks... A little search on #Google search engine shows that it is often sourced from pig fat."
Background
The Delhi High Court had earlier directed the Centre to respond within three weeks to a petition seeking strict implementation of rules mandating manufacturers to label their products as vegetarian or non-vegetarian according to the ingredients used in it.
The petition filed by Ram Gau Raksha Dal states that the members of the Petitioner Trust adhere to the tenets of Namdhari religion, which is a sect of Sikhism. They state that the community considers cows to be sacred and therefore, the very idea of harming them even in the slightest form, let alone for human consumption or usage, is considered abhorrent.
Further, the petition contend that it is the Fundamental Right of any citizen to know whether or not the food they consume, cosmetics and perfumes they use, clothes/garments they wear, contain, or are manufactured by using, components or parts derived from the body of an animal.
“It can be quite astonishing to observe how many animal by-products are squeezed into cosmetics these days and are given misleading names for the sake of their marketability”, the petition states.
The following grounds have been enlisted as cause for petition:
The absence of any indication or labeling with respect to the nature of contents of the products and the consequent accidental usage thereof by customers, infringes upon the Fundamental Right to protection of Life and Personal Liberty as guaranteed to every citizen by Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
The inaction on part of the manufacturers is ultra vires Article 25 of the Constitution of India which protects for all persons their Fundamental Right to freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess and practice their religion, which implies that it is not only the belief in the philosophy of a religion which is guaranteed by the Constitution but also the acts done in endurance of those beliefs.
The secrecy claimed by manufacturers, with respect to the components used in manufacturing people is affecting the right under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, which grants the citizens of India the fundamental right of full disclosure of the components of products and commodities.
Section 2 (9) (vi) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, "consumer rights" include the right to consumer awareness, which makes it all the more imperative for the manufacturers to enable a free flow of accurate information about their products.
The growing global trend of what is popularly called 'Veganism which is the need of the hour and thus, instead of being made to live a life by default, opportunities have to be made available to people to be able to decide for themselves as to what principles would they want to live their lives on.
Thus, the petitioner has prayed for guidelines/policies to for mandating manufacturers to label their products according to the nature of the ingredients and also on the basis of the items used during its manufacturing processes. To set up an Expert Committee to examine the feasibility of labeling all items that are used by consumers, to be labeled as vegetarian and non-vegetarian products.
The observed that “there can be no denying the fact that every person has the right to know, which springs from the Right to Freedom of Speech under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. The issues raised herein have a bearing on Right to Life preserved under Article 21 in as much as a person is entitled to profess and follow his beliefs, which is also protected under Article 25 of the Constitution.” In lieu of the same, the government authorities have been ordered to examine the issues and respond to the petition within three weeks.
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