The easiest way to remove the `carcinogenic` wax layer from apples

Written By سنان خلف on 2015/06/04

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arabiaweather.com - There are many warnings circulating on social media, warning of a thin waxy layer that coats apples to give them a shine, especially those that are imported from the West.

Hafez Ghuloom, head of the health department in Dubai Municipality, had confirmed that the waxy substance in which apples are wrapped is a carcinogen that is difficult to remove by washing from the apple fruit, because these substances are classified as hazardous substances that threaten human health and are banned according to many reliable studies conducted on them globally.

In this context, one of the citizens revealed, through a video broadcast on YouTube, an easy way to remove the waxy substance from apples, by washing it with boiling water, as it will dissolve the waxy substance and leave it with the water.

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This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

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