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The last few weeks have seen health conscious online fanatics dig in on the scum that is artificially ripened bananas after it emerged that some bananas sold in Kenya are treated with calcium carbide to speed up their ripening.
Of course it is easy to understand why: quick bucks. And it is not just for bananas. Apparently, the calcium carbide technology – if you may call it that – is used on a wide range of fruits including mangoes, pawpaw, and water melons.
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