2. CONTENT
▪ Food adulteration – definition
▪ Prevention of food adulteration act ,1954 – introduction
▪ Standards set up under the act
▪ Introduction to whey protein
▪ Adulterants used in whey protein industry in india
▪ Side effects of adulterated whey protein
▪ How to authenticate real whey protein in india
▪ Conclusion
3. WHAT IS FOOD ADULTERATION
The addition of non permitted foreign matter to food
or the removal of certain ingredients from food is
called food adulteration.
4. PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT , 1954
▪ The Prevention of Food Adulteration
Act, 1954 extends to the entire
country of India and it came into effect
on June 15th, 1955.
▪ "adulterant" means any material
which is or could be employed for the
purposes of adulteration;
▪ "adulterated"—an article of food shall
be deemed to be adulterated .
5. FOOD IS SAID TO BE ADULTERATED IF-
▪ If the item sold by the vendor does not meet the standards of the customer or the
standards the article purports to be.
▪ If the item contains any element that lowers the quality of the article.
▪ If the article has been manufactured or stored in unhygienic conditions.
▪ If the item contains any element that is unfit for human consumption such as
putrid, decomposed or rotten plant or animal substances.
▪ If the article contains an element taken from a diseased animal.
▪ If the article contains any poisonous or injurious substances.
▪ If the container of the article is made up from any injurious substance.
▪ If any colouring agent other than the prescribed ones are added in the article.
6. STANDARDS SET UP UNDER
THE PREVENTION OF FOOD ADULTERATION ACT, 1954
▪ AGMARK Standards
▪ S.I. Standards
▪ Food Safety And
Standard Authorities Of
India (FSSAI)
9. HOW TO AUTHENTICATE REAL WHEY PROTIEN
• THE LOGO TEST
• THE SEAL TEST
• THE MIXING TEST
• THE TASTE TEST
• THE BARCODE/QR CODE
• THE MRP STICKER TEST
10. CONCLUSION
In conclusion, whey protein supplementation enhances
whole body anabolism, and may improve acute recovery of
exercise performance after a strenuous bout of resistance
exercise. Only if the product is original and taken in a limit .
In context to The Prevention Of Food Adulteration Act . It is
duty of common man like us to be aware of items that are
adulterated and strictly discontinue there use, as it directly
has adverse effects on human health. This will discourage
the rate of adulteration and hence we can put an effort to
stop or decrease food adulteration.