Food Adulteration

" Food Adulteration" means somethings fishy . I will not want to discuss this topic but have a few things to say about this topic . I know about this just as much as any other lay person can tell us about it.

Adulterants are chemical substances which are NOT supposed to be in any food or beverages for legal reasons . These are intentionally or deliberately added to the edibles so that the cost reduces , quantity increases and the culprits who do that make good bucks by fooling the Aam Insaan . Are we not aware of these facts ? But like any other person , we ignore and avoid such discussions .

Food Adulteration is something that is happening worldwide and there are certain NGO'S that try to bring up this topic and create awareness amongst people .

Like , very recently , there is this training sponsored by the Central Govt along with an NGO promoting consumer movement in a state in India which trained a group of women in identifying adulterated food products . If such trainings are imparted to schools and colleges in India , this awareness will be widespread .

The other day , IBN 7 News channel also came up with such issues and helped us understand that the culprits are very openly running this business . Consumer awareness is the most important factor and we should promote the "Detection of adulteraion of food" as much as we can and spread it by word of mouth . The news channel came up with stories of cities in Calcutta producing Mustard oil and adulterating it . Cities in Madhya Pradesh produce MAVA by mixing it with soap and detergent chemical products , producing paneer by adding chemicals making it look more fluffy and whiter in colour . Cities in Haryana , injecting OXYTOCIN into Vegetables and fruits to make it fresh/ripe. This helps it grow faster and make it look more greener .

So,before its too late , its time that our Food Quality Control dept , Health Department should take necessary actions to prevent health hazards caused due to these adulterated food items.

What do you think we should do ..... grow some neccessary veggies in our backyards and enjoy the fresh juicy veggies with no second doubts of them being adulterted . ... it isn't much in order to make our lives HEALTHIER . W e should also avoid buying spicy mixtures that make our dishes more scrumptous , why risk our health just for the pleasure of relishing the food .

Our motto in life should be " HEALTHY EATING HAPPY LIVING ".