In the backdrop of a man drinking a cocktail with liquid nitrogen in a pub in Gurugram in April leading to perforation in his stomach, the Government on Monday said it will probe the issue of liquid nitrogen being served in drinks or food at some restaurants if it gets any such information.
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan gave this assurance in the Rajya Sabha after Bhubaneswar Kalita (Congress) raised the issue. Chairman Hamid Ansari asked him to provide the details to the minister. The Haryana Government had banned the use of liquid nitrogen in drinks and food following the incident.
“If the honourable member has any information about liquid nitrogen being served in the beverages in any particular restaurant, he can pass on the information to us and we will get it investigated,” Vardhan also said.
He was responding to a supplementary question by Kalita who wanted to know from the minister whether he was aware that liquid nitrogen is served in the beverages in some restaurants. “What action or what measures are being taken by the Department to stop serving liquid nitrogen in the beverages by restaurants,” Kalita had asked.