Silver sweets - VARAKH is NON-VEG
I don't if it's true or not.. But that was in my mail-box.. Thought to share with you friends....
In India, by law, every food item has to have a green dot on it, if it is vegetarian - and
a maroon dot, if it is non-vegetarian. If a manufacturer is found to be cheating by
mislabelling his product, the sentence is many years in jail.
a maroon dot, if it is non-vegetarian. If a manufacturer is found to be cheating by
mislabelling his product, the sentence is many years in jail.
So, how have the mithai (sweets) people not been arrested so far? Milk has been treated as
vegetarian to appease the powerful dairy lobby, but the silver foil or 'varakh' on each
mithai cannot by any stretch of imagination be considered vegetarian.
vegetarian to appease the powerful dairy lobby, but the silver foil or 'varakh' on each
mithai cannot by any stretch of imagination be considered vegetarian.
"Beauty Without Cruelty", a Pune-based NGO that investigates into product ingredients, has produced
a remarkable booklet on the varakh industry. Here is their report on how it is made.
a remarkable booklet on the varakh industry. Here is their report on how it is made.
The varakh-makers select animals at the slaughterhouse. Each animal is
felt for the softness of its skin before it is killed. This means that a
substantial number of goat, sheep and cattle are killed specifically for the industry.
Their skins are soaked in filthy, infested vats for 12 days to dehair them.
felt for the softness of its skin before it is killed. This means that a
substantial number of goat, sheep and cattle are killed specifically for the industry.
Their skins are soaked in filthy, infested vats for 12 days to dehair them.
Then, workers peel away the epidermal layer, which they call jhilli, just under the top
layer of the skin in a single piece. These layers are soaked for 30 minutes in another
decoction to soften them and left to dry on wooden boards. Once these are dry, the workers
cut out square pieces 19 cm by 15 cm. These pieces are made into pouches called auzaar and
stacked into booklets. Each booklet has a cover of thick lamb suede called khol.
Thin strips of silver called alagaa are placed inside the pouches.
layer of the skin in a single piece. These layers are soaked for 30 minutes in another
decoction to soften them and left to dry on wooden boards. Once these are dry, the workers
cut out square pieces 19 cm by 15 cm. These pieces are made into pouches called auzaar and
stacked into booklets. Each booklet has a cover of thick lamb suede called khol.
Thin strips of silver called alagaa are placed inside the pouches.
Workers now hit the booklet with wooden mallets for three hours to beat the silver inside
into the ultra-thin varakh of a thickness less than one micron called '999'.
This varakh is then sent to sweet shops.
into the ultra-thin varakh of a thickness less than one micron called '999'.
This varakh is then sent to sweet shops.
Here are the statistics that you should know.
An animal's skin can make 20-25 pieces/pouches only.
Each booklet has 360 pouches. One booklet is used to make
30,000 varakh pieces - less than the daily supply of a single big mithai shop.
An animal's skin can make 20-25 pieces/pouches only.
Each booklet has 360 pouches. One booklet is used to make
30,000 varakh pieces - less than the daily supply of a single big mithai shop.
About 12,500 animals are killed for one kg of varakh. Every year, 30,000 kg of varakh (30 tonnes)
are eaten on mithai. 2.5 crore booklets are made by varakh companies that keep their
slaughterhouse connection secret. But the truth is that not only is this industry killing
animals furiously, much of the animal tissue that the booklet is made of remains in the varakh.
are eaten on mithai. 2.5 crore booklets are made by varakh companies that keep their
slaughterhouse connection secret. But the truth is that not only is this industry killing
animals furiously, much of the animal tissue that the booklet is made of remains in the varakh.
Each Jain knows in his heart that varakh is non-vegetarian. But they
still use these dreadful items of mass destruction to decorate the idols of Jain
tirthankars. How amazing that the idols of those that preached and practised strict non-violence to all
creatures should now be covered with slaughterhouse derived silver foils. Jains are the biggest buyers of
the varakh industry. Many try to bluff themselves by saying that the varakh is machine-made
still use these dreadful items of mass destruction to decorate the idols of Jain
tirthankars. How amazing that the idols of those that preached and practised strict non-violence to all
creatures should now be covered with slaughterhouse derived silver foils. Jains are the biggest buyers of
the varakh industry. Many try to bluff themselves by saying that the varakh is machine-made
"Beauty Without Cruelty" has done a thorough investigation and found thatthere is
not a single machine-made varakh piece in this country (or even the world).
not a single machine-made varakh piece in this country (or even the world).
On the web, there is one letter from a person, Jalandhra, claiming that he has a company which
has "fully automatic machines manufactured with German collaboration to beat silver pieces in between
a special Indian manufactured paper in a hygienic and controlled atmosphere run round the clock by
qualified Engineers and experienced R&D team". Initially,
we were importing the special paper from Germany.
has "fully automatic machines manufactured with German collaboration to beat silver pieces in between
a special Indian manufactured paper in a hygienic and controlled atmosphere run round the clock by
qualified Engineers and experienced R&D team". Initially,
we were importing the special paper from Germany.
But when followed this up, no factory of the given name, or even address, was not found.
The production of varakh is done mainly in north India: Patna, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and
Gaya (which is a Buddhist holy centre), in Bihar; Kanpur, Meerut and Varanasi (the holy city of Hindus) in
Uttar Pradesh; and Jaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The booklets come
to them from the slaughterhouses of Delhi, Lucknow, Agra and Ratlam.
The production of varakh is done mainly in north India: Patna, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and
Gaya (which is a Buddhist holy centre), in Bihar; Kanpur, Meerut and Varanasi (the holy city of Hindus) in
Uttar Pradesh; and Jaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The booklets come
to them from the slaughterhouses of Delhi, Lucknow, Agra and Ratlam.
Not only is varakh non-vegetarian, it is also very bad for your body - whether you are vegetarian or not.
The silver cannot be digested; therefore, there are no benefits from its consumption . A study done
in November 2013 by the Industrial Toxicology Research Center in Lucknow on varakh says that
the silver foil available in the market has toxic and carcinogenic metals in the
thin silver foil, nickel, lead, chromium and cadmium.
The silver cannot be digested; therefore, there are no benefits from its consumption . A study done
in November 2013 by the Industrial Toxicology Research Center in Lucknow on varakh says that
the silver foil available in the market has toxic and carcinogenic metals in the
thin silver foil, nickel, lead, chromium and cadmium.
Damages Body also
Over half of the analysed silver foils had lower silver purity than the
99.9 per cent purity stipulated by the prevention of food adulteration act of India.
99.9 per cent purity stipulated by the prevention of food adulteration act of India.
When such foil enters into the body, it releases heavy metals that can lead to cancer. The report
also details the unhygienic conditions in which workers put silver in
small leather bags and beat it into foil in filthy shops.
also details the unhygienic conditions in which workers put silver in
small leather bags and beat it into foil in filthy shops.
It is time we refused varakh-covered mithai, fruit or paan. Mithai shops should be taken to court for
not labelling their products non-vegetarian, before selling them. I request everyone reading this article to
strictly avoid the sweets that have a silver work on them. They are purely Non - Vegetarian.
ISKCON also confirms their non - vegetarian nature.
not labelling their products non-vegetarian, before selling them. I request everyone reading this article to
strictly avoid the sweets that have a silver work on them. They are purely Non - Vegetarian.
ISKCON also confirms their non - vegetarian nature.
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