2. DEFINATION
THE PROCESS OF LOWERING THE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF FOOD AND ADDING
INFERIOR SUBSTANCES TO EARN MORE PROFIT IS CALLED FOOD ADULTERATION
3. SOME OF THE FOOD ADULTERANTS
FOOD ADULTERANTS
1.TEA IRON FILLINGS
2.RICE MARBLE PIECES
3.SALT SAND & GRIT
4.MILK WATER
5.MAIDA TALCUM POWDER
6.GHEE VANASPATHI
7.SWEETS COLOURS
4. PREVENTION
TEA POWDER
PLACE A STRONG MAGNET ON A PAPER AND ADD TEA POWDER
ON IT.IF
SOME OF THEM ATTRACTS THE MAGNET , THEN WE ARE SURE
THAT THERE
ARE IRON FILLINGS IN THE TEA POWDER…
RICE
TAKE SOME WATER IN A BEAKER AND ADD RICE IN IT AND IF THE RICE GOES BOTTOM FASTLY THEN WE CAN ASSURE THAT MARBLE PIECES ARE PRESENT
5. GHEE
ADD A TEASPOON FULL OF GHEE IN A TESTTUBE AND ADD HYDROCHLORIC PINCH OF SUGAR IN IT .STIR IT WELL AND IF CRIMSON RED COLOUR APPEARS WE CAN SAY THAT VANASPATHI IS PRESENT IN GHEE…
MILK
ADD A FEW DROPS OF MILK ON A SLANTING GLASS PLATE .IF WHITE TRIAL BEHIND THEN IT IS PURE MILK & IF NOT THEN WATER IS MIXED IN IT…..
6. SO THE COSTOMERS SHOULD BE ALERT AND CHECK THE QUALITY OF FOOD
AND RAISE A VOICE TOWARDS FOOD ADULTERATION