Summary of DART (Detect Adulteration with Rapid Tests), tests how to detect food adulteration at home, adulteration of milk, oil, sugars, grain, spices, etc. food standards, PFA act.

1. Dr. Sunaina Kumthekar
Junior Resident 3
Dept. of Community Medicine
GMC Aurangabad

2.  Def-
“Process of mixing, substitution, concealing the
quality, putting up decomposed foods for sale, misbranding
or giving false labels & addition of toxicants.”
 Traders – Greed for money
 Disadv: Paying more & at risk

3. MILK OIL SUGARS
GRAIN SPICES OTHERS

30. Codex alimentarius
commission
PFA std
AGMARK std
ISI std

31.  Objectives : Ensure, protect, prevent
 Rules by central body c/a “Central committee for food
std.”
 Enforced by state Govt.
 State Govt. appoint- Food Analyst & Food Inspector
 Chain of 82 state food labs & 4 central labs

32.  Punishment
1. Import, manufacture, storage, sale or distribution of any food
article which is adulterated by allowing its quality or purity to
fall
2. Giving a false warranty in writing in respect of any food
article.
3. Preventing a food inspector from taking a sample
4. Injurious to health
5. Likely to cause death or grievous bodily harm.
 Health education approach