What is Adulteration??

Adulteration usually refers to mixing other matter of an

inferior and sometimes harmful quality with food or drink
intended to be sold. As a result of adulteration, food or drink
becomes impure and unfit for human consumption.

The federal Food and Drug Administration prohibits

transportation of adulterated foods, drugs, and cosmetics in
interstate commerce, as provided under the Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.A. 301 et seq. [1938])

"Adulteration" is a legal term meaning that a food product

fails to meet federal or state standards.
Adulteration
Some adulterated food products and
there adverse effects

Turmeric, dals and pulses such as moong or channa: Here

adulterant is Metanil Yellow and Kesari Dal (Added to
enhance the yellow colour of a food substance).It's harmful
effect is that it is highly carcinogenic and if consumed over a
continuous period of time it can also cause stomach disorders.

Paneer, khoya, condensed milk and milk: Here adulterant is

starch (used to give itthick, rich texture).It 's harmful effect is
that it is unhygienic, unprocessed water and starch can cause
stomach disorders. Starch greatly reduces the nutritional value
of the ingredient
Some Examples

Adulteration in olive oil Adulteration in pickles

Cartoon Spreading Awareness
 Ways to contaminate food

Poisonous or deleterious substances

Filth and foreign matte

Economic-adulteration

Microbiological contamination
and adulteration
Law against Food Adulteration
FSSA It establishes a new national regulatory body, the Food
Safety and Standards Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as
"FSSAI"), to develop science based standards for food and to
regulate and monitor the manufacture, processing, storage,
distribution, sale and import of food so as to ensure the
availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption.

Key Regulations of FSSA:

A. Packaging and Labeling
B. Signage and Customer Notices
C. Licensing Registration and Health
And Sanitary Permits
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 How to Detect Adulteration
Ingredient :Arhar Pulse , Adulterant: Kesarri Pulse
Kesari Pulse has a characteristic wedge shape. Larger Kesari
resembles Arhar (Tur). It can be separated by visual examination

Ingredient : Coffee powder, Adulterant: Cereal starch

Take a small quantity (one-fourth of a tea-spoon) of the sample in
a test tube and add 3 ml of distilled water in it. Light a spirit lamp
and heat the contents to colourize. Add 33 ml of a solution of
potassium permanganate and muratic acid (1:1) to decolourize
the mixture. The formation of blue colour in mixture by addition
of a drop of 1% aqueous solution of iodine indicates adulteration
with starch.
An Article on Food Adulteration