Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Thursday announced a ban on the use of plastic in idli preparation after samples tested positive for carcinogenic elements due to the use of polythene sheets.
He said the Karnataka Food Safety Department found that 52 hotels were using polythene sheets to prepare idlis.
According to him, polythene, especially thin sheets, is carcinogenic and the government will not allow such practices in the hotel industry.