Daily Current Affairs – 26-04-2024

Technology

Advisory issued against consumption of liquid nitrogen.

The Food Safety Department is creating awareness among the public about the consequences of consuming liquid nitrogen in any form. Liquid nitrogen, used as a freezing agent and for preservation of food, causes burns and gastric or airway perforations apart from possible rapid onset of abdominal pain and respiratory distress. Liquid nitrogen is nitrogen in a liquid state at low temperature. Liquid nitrogen has a boiling point of about −196 °C.

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Ethylene oxide

Singapore and Hong Kong recalled the popular Indian spice brand products after the country’s Food Agency report. The report showed that the spice brand has a ethylene oxide,which is a colourless gas used as a pesticide. Ethylene oxide is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which poses serious health risks, including an elevated risk of breast cancer.