Food Adulteration |D. B. 2017, Ctg. B. 2017, [IISC Exam. (Ka Set) 2018]
A substance added to a food-1tem to reduce its quality in order to increase its quantity is called as an adulterant. This act of additton ol the adlterant in food-items is known as food adulteration. The addition of adulterant may be intentional or accidental. But generally the adulterant addition is intentional, The major reason for the intentional addition of these adulterants is for increasing the profit margin on the expense of the health of the public or consumer. Food adulteration has become a new problem in the country. People do not bother what they are having as foods even they know that it may cause them much harm. Some adulterants enter via agricultural steps, as they are not cleaned wel1. These are vislble adulterants like stones, leaves, soil, sand and dust to name a few. The consumer can clean them and this makes it less harmful. Other adulterants that are intentionally.added are invisible or they are made invisible by astutely camouflaging with ‘the colour or texture. They are generally harmful for the health and most of them lead to serious health problems like cancer. However, there are hardly any food items from fish to meat, vegetables to milk: biscuits to juice that are not adulterated in one way or another. The hotels and restaurants are also serving these poisonous and unhealthy menus. Dillerent reports show that adulterated foods are causing serlous diseases including diarrhoea and dysentery round the year And adulterant reduces the quality of the food and this weakens the health of the one who consumes them, thereby Creasing the cost for healthcare. Regular intake of an adulterated food can lead to many health ProDIems, 1rom curable to incurable disorders and diseases can ruin one’s lifestyle and life ass KcCenty, the government and general public have been much worried about this issue. The Vient has set moblle courts to detect and punish dishonest people. And at least some steps
tsen by the consclous people of the country, For example, they are trying to avoid some o 100ds, 13ut t 1s not ernough. Both the government and public have to work together in order to his problem, Whatever remains the question and whatever the answer is, understood is lhe hat it’sa soclal crlme and many are in need of good healuh. Food adulteration increases Durden of health in the society, So It must be removed from the society.
