FOOD CONTAMINATION & FOOD ADULTERATION | Food safety and quality
Channel: hospitalitynu
Date: 2022-02-10

Food adulteration of food stuff is commonly practiced in India by the trader. Adulteration defined as the process by which the quality or the nature of a given substance is reduced to 
The addition of a foreign or an inferior substance. 
The removal of vital element. 

According to PFA Act 
Food Adulteration includes 
1. Intentional addition, substitution or abstraction or substances which adversely affect the purity and quality of foods. 
2. Incidental contamination of foods with deleterious substances such as toxins and insecticides due to ignorance, negligence, or lack of proper storage facilities. 
3. Contamination of the food with harmful insects, micro-organism like bacteria, fungus, molds etc. during production, storage, and handling. 
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