OPINION | Beware of Chinese garlic: A slow poison

The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has directed the UP Food Safety department to probe how banned Chinese garlic, that is considered harmful for health, is still available in markets. This was in response to a public interest litigation filed by a lawyer complaining that Chinese garlic is still being sold in markets despite the Centre clamping a ban on its import. Chinese garlic is considered a slow poison, because of excessive use of pesticide. The Food Safety department has sought two weeks time to test Chinese garlic in food lab and give its report.