paramount significance, but the major problem we face is Food Adulteration. Adulteration is defined as the process by which quality or the nature of a given substance is reduced through i. The addition of a foreign or an inferior substance ii. The removal of a vital element.
The word adulterated implies on element of deceit. It means mixing the food with something inferior or spurious. Adulterant is defined as any material which is employed or which could be employed for the purpose of adulteration. ACTIVITY - Mention the additives present in various food items?
S.No. Name of the food item Additive present . Cake . Ice creams .
Squash, jam and jellies . Bottle drinks . Maida . Pickles .
Cookies . Kesari . Cooking oil . Pastries .
Fastfoods . Noodles . Chocolates . Candy .
Canned items/foods in tin - - Spices, food additives and food adulteration . . Types of Food Adulteration Foods may be adulterated either intentional or incidental at all stages from production to selling. .
Intentional Adulteration . Incidental adulteration Intentional Adulteration Adulterant is added knowingly to increase profit. This type of adulteration includes intentional addition, substitution or addition or removal of substances which adversely affects the quality of food. Eg.
Sand, marble chips, Earth and other filth. Incidental Adulteration Incidental contamination is due to ignorance, negligence or lack of proper facilities. Eg. Toxic metals, presence of bacterial and fungal contaminants.
Incidental Adulteration Intentional Adulteration Health Problems Food adulteration Major Problems Minor Problems Paralysis Nervous Damage Liver Damage Degeneration of Testes Cancer Bent Knees Fever Diarrhoea Stomach Pain cough Vomiting Nausea . . Flow chart depicting health problems of food adulteration Nervous damage Paralysis Vomiting Fever Diarrhoea Bent kness Cough - - Spices, food additives and food adulteration . Physical test It is conducted by observation or visual examination using our senses like taste, smell, and vision and also using lactometer.
. Laboratory chemical test Swaminathan.M has devised an instructional manual to detect food adulterant harmful effects on health is given below. . .
Methods to detect Food Adulteration There