Kerala rejects Karnataka jaggery; says, ‘not fit for human consumption’ News Network March 16, 2021 Mandya, Mar 16: Once largest purchaser of Karnataka’s ‘Mandya jaggery’, now the state of Kerala has stalled the supply, claiming that the product supplied is substandard and not fit for human consumption. Recently, Gujarat had rejected a jaggery consignment and had stopped purchase. Kerala is the second state to do so. Kerala is distributing jaggery under the Public Distribution System (PDS) for ration cardholders. Mandya district, which is popularly known as ‘The Land of Sugar’ (Sakkarenadu), is now in trouble for producing poor quality and chemical-heavy jaggery.