Indicating Karnataka’s prime position in exports of such products, the experts had said that around 1,000 metric tonnes of areca leaf dinnerware have been exported from New Mangalore Port of Karnataka, primarily to the US, as well as to Germany, the UK, Australia, Netherlands, and Canada.
Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has assured help to experts from Karnataka who had sought the Centre’s intervention over the restrictions imposed by US authorities on the import of areca leaf sheath-based biodegradable dinnerware.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had issued an import alert on May 8, imposing restrictions on biodegradable dinnerware made from arecanut leaf sheaths, including plates, cups, and related products.
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