Common Quick Test for Detection of Food Adulterants at Household

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3. Pradeep Barkur
Founder & Director,
FoodWire India
As a part of a mandate to ensure safe food to the
citizens, FoodWire India conducts testing of food for
different type of adulterants, chemical and micro-
biological contaminants and other safety parameters
for food. Such food testing is done by FoodWire
India through a network of FSSAI notified
laboratories every year. A consumer can also take
samples of food and get it tested in such labs. If on
such testing the food is found to be unsafe, the cost
of testing is reimbursed to the consumers.
Simultaneously the food safety officers take samples
of such products for enforcement purposes.
While the above tests often require sophisticated
equipment and highly trained personnel's, there are
some common adulterants and contaminants that
can be tested by citizens themselves. This book is a
compilation of such common tests and covers
common adulterants such as artificial and toxic
colors, extraneous matters deliberately for otherwise
added with food etc.
PREFACE

4. QUICK TESTS FOR SOME ADULTERANTS
IN FOOD
INDEX
Milk and Milk Products
Oils and Fats
Sugars and Confectionery
Food Grains and its products
Spices and condiments
Miscellaneous
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06
08
14
21

6. TEST 1
TEST 2

7. TEST 4
TEST 3

9. TEST 5

11. TEST 6
TEST 7

13. TEST 8
TEST 9

14. TEST 11
TEST 10

15. TEST 12
TEST 13

16. TEST 14
TEST 15

17. TEST 16

19. TEST 17
TEST 18

20. TEST 19
TEST 20

21. TEST 21
TEST 22

22. TEST 23
TEST 24

23. TEST 25
TEST 26

24. TEST 27
TEST 28

26. TEST 29
TEST 30

27. TEST 32
TEST 31

28. TEST 34
TEST 33

29. TEST 36
TEST 35

30. TEST 37
TEST 38

31. TEST 39
TEST 40

32. TEST 41

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