2. ADULTERATION Adulteration is the act of making a substance impure or inferior by adding another substance to it.The added substance is called adulterant. FOOD ADULTERATION: Food adulteration is the act of medding with the quality of food offered for sale either by the addition of substance of inferior quality or by the removal of some valuable ingredient.
3. WHY DO ADULTERATION TAKES PLACE? Many of the food items that we normally , ghee, butter, edible oils, cereals, flour, tea dust, coffee powder, milk, spices and honey are adultered by the shop keepers to earn more profit.
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7. HOW TO AVOID ADULTERATION IN OUR FOOD? It is not advisable to eat at roadside shops. “ AGMARK” sign is given to food stuffs of standard purity by government agencies.
