Cotton candy: Pink sugary sweet sets off alarm bells in India - BBC News

Tamil Nadu bans the pink sugary treat for containing a carcinogen, while others are planning to do so.

9 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Cotton candy is sold at many Indian beaches and parksBy Cherylann MollanBBC News, MumbaiCan cotton candy give you cancer?

Some Indian states think so and have banned the sale of the pink, wispy, sugary-sweet treat.

Last week, the southern state of Tamil Nadu implemented the ban after lab tests confirmed the presence of a cancer-causing substance, Rhodamine-B, in samples sent for testing.

Earlier this month, the union territory of Puducherry banned the sweet treat while other states have begun testing samples of it.

Cotton candy, also called buddi-ka-baal (old woman's hair) in India because of its appearance, is popular with children the world over.

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