Holi colors are produced in India without any quality checks and are sold freely in the market. Even when these are available in a packaged form, there is little information for the consumer about the source of the colors, their contents, and possible toxic effects. In recent years, several nongovernmental organizations have started campaigning for safe practices related to the use of colors.
Some are producing and marketing ranges of safer colors derived from natural sources such as vegetables and flowers. It believed that large-scale efforts to increase public awareness regarding the health hazards of harmful colors, widespread availability of safer alternatives at affordable prices and governmental regulatory control on the production and selling of hazardous chemicals will go a long way in prevention of cutaneous and ocular diseases resulting from the celebration of this vibrant…
