Vicks
Vicks Vaporub widely used in India to get instant relief from cough, cold and congestion is banned in many European and North American countries. According to reports, an ingredient found in Vicks has serious and dangerous side effects. But, irrespective of all these harmful effects, it is not banned in India.
Pesticides
67 pesticides which are banned or restricted in many international markets are still in use in India. Expert committees set up by the Central government have examined the matter and they recommended continued use of the pesticides in most cases while restricted use was recommended for some. Some pesticides still used in India include Carbaryl, Malathion, Acephate, Dimethoate, Chlorpyrifos, Lindane, Quinalphos, Phosphomidon, Carbandizm, Captan, Tridamorph, Practilachlor, 2.4–D and Glyphosate.
Kinder Joy / Kinder Eggs
Kinder eggs / Kinder joy are very popular food product in many parts of the world including India. But, the chocolate eggs are banned in United States. You can be fined upto USD 2500 for bringing it illegally.
Drugs
Among the long list of banned medicines outside India are commonly used drugs like Novalgin, D-Cold, Vicks Action-500, Enteroquinal, Furoxone and Lomofen (anti-diarrheal), Nimulid, Analgin (pain killer), Ciza and Syspride, (acidity and constipation), Nimesulide (painkiller) and Buclizine (appetite stimulant), which are still being sold on the Indian market.
Chewing Gums
This may jolt you but chewing gums are banned in Singapore. The government had banned the import or sale of gum in the country to keep its public places clean. But, you can chew it in India without caring about environment
Honey
A 2010 story published in The Hindu said that branded honey sold in the country was contaminated. When Centre for Science and Environment examined 12 branded honey products that were sold in India, including those made by companies like Dabur, Himalaya, Patanjali, Baidyanath, Khadi and two foreign organisations based out of Switzerland and Australia, scientists found high levels of six harmful antibiotics in 11 samples.
Indian companies who export their products abroad, and foreign companies by default, must conform to stringent standards as most developed countries have banned or strictly regulated antibiotics in honey. So setting an example of double standards, most Indian companies dump the contaminated honey on the domestic market in the country, since there are no regulations here.
Unpasteurised Milk
Unpasteurised milk or raw milk is banned in at least 22 states in Canada and US. The reason for imposing the ban is the availability of microbes and germs in it. But, raw milk is easily available in many parts of Africa, Europe and Asia.
Jelly candies
In India, kids are all gaga over jelly candies. But, many don’t know that the import of jelly is banned in UK and EU. According to reports, it is made from a thickening agent called konjac which carries risks of chocking throat. But, it is available in India in abundance.
Red Bull
The popular energy drink ‘Red Bull’ was banned in France, Denmark and some other countries because of the availability of the chemical taurine in the drink which according to studies is a highly dangerous chemical. Who cares about anything else!
Be Aware………
Keep Smiling Always….
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