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Mint
04-05-2025
- Health
- Mint
Patanjali's 'ayurvedic medicine' has ‘99.06 per cent sugar base'? Influencer's shocking claim goes viral
A heatlh and wellness influencer has recently claimed that Patanjali's 'ayurvedic medicine' has '99.06 per cent sugar base'. At a time when summers have officially set in India, one of the nation's favourite drinks – Rooh Afza, or rose sherbet – takes the centre stage in most households. But that spot now seems to have been taken over by the influencer's viral claim, if not the latest case surrounding Yoga guru Ramdev's alleged comments about Rooh Afza. Recently, influencer, Revant Himatsingka, highlighted the staggeringly high quantity of added sugars in Rooh Afza, and also Patanjali's Gulab Sherbet. (LiveMint could not independently verify the influencer's claims) The twist in the tale? The label on a bottle of Patanjali's Gulab Sherbet states that it is an 'Ayurvedic proprietary medicine'. But at the same time, the Ayurvedic medicine contains a 99.06 per cent sugar base, along with Sodium Benzoate flavour, which constitutes 0.20 per cent of the Sherbet. The social media influencer's video, highlighting all the percentages has now gone viral, with netizens slamming the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). FSSAI's primary function is to ensure the safety and quality of food products in India by setting standards, regulating manufacturing, and enforcing food safety regulations. 'Hey @fssaiindia, when will you start questioning companies?' commented one user. ' @fssaiindia is in hibernate mode and shame on @PypAyurved,' stated another person. 'Baba ka nakli ayurveda hai,' meaning (Patanjali's Ayurveda is fake), wrote a third person. Amid all the comments slamming Patanjali and FSSAI for the increased sugar content, another user came up with an elaborate explanation. ' Don't believe him blindly. While I accept the fact that 99.06% sugar is bad but sodium benzoate is used as a preservatives to increase their shell life & prevent spoilage. At low levels, they're considered safe. At least, they don't add artificial colors like Rooh Afza,' wrote the user. Multiple users also claimed that 'sherbets' or syrups were bound to contain such high amounts of sugar. In April, Baba Ramdev ignited a massive controversy after allegedly making communally-charged and disparaging remarks against the 119-year-old Hamdard National Foundation (India), the maker of Rooh Afza. In a video dated April 3, Ramdev is seen promoting Patanjali's 'Gulab Sharbat' while allegedly making indirect, communal comments about Rooh Afza—implying that profits from its sales go toward funding 'madrasas and mosques.' The controversy took a legal turn, following which, on Friday (May 2), Ramdev pledged before the Delhi High Court that he would stop making any statements, social media posts, videos, or ads with communal remarks about Hamdard's popular drink, Rooh Afza. First Published: 4 May 2025, 11:43 PM IST
Time of India
01-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
IndiGo passenger finds plastic screw in airline's sandwich, says, 'Thank God, didn't eat it on flight as I could've choked onboard'
A passenger on board IndiGo flight 6E 2557 from Delhi to Surat has alleged a serious lapse in in-flight catering safety after reportedly discovering a plastic screw in a pre-packaged sandwich on Thursday. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack Nuclear Power! How India and Pakistan's arsenals stack up Does America have a plan to capture Pakistan's nuclear weapons? Airspace blockade: India plots a flight path to skip Pakistan Taking to social media platform X, passenger Preet Vaniawala posted a photo of the sandwich along with the object he claims was inside the food item. 'A plastic screw out of 6E chicken pahadi sandwich. I was on board 6E 2557 DEL-STV. This is huge negligence in airline catering. Thank god I did not eat this on the flight—I could have choked myself onboard,' Vaniawala wrote. He further added, 'Everyone would be careful while eating food onboard. This could have created an emergency. Never expect this from you @IndiGo6E. @fssaiindia please raid into the service provider's facility.' — VaniawalaPreet (@VaniawalaPreet) Live Events Responding to the post, IndiGo said, 'Hi, we concern to know this. Our team will connect with you shortly.' Earlier food safety violations were reported in February 2025 at IndiGo airlines' food supllier in Hyderabad. During that month, the Telangana food safety task force conducted an inspection at Instahot Foods Pvt. Ltd. in IDA Patancheru, Hyderabad, as per a Times Now report. Officials found serious violations, including cockroach infestations in both cooking and grinding areas, and expired food items such as Kasturi Methi, mustard seeds, and nutmeg with missing labels. Rotten vegetables were discovered, along with issues like food items stored on the ground and under a leaking air conditioner. The facility lacked basic hygiene practices, including FIFO systems, and used rusted racks and unsanitary bins. Water analysis was found to be from a non-accredited lab, and critical records were missing.
