9^th Global Food Security Food Safety and Sustainability

Food Adulteration

Adulteration or contamination of natural food products is one of the major challenges in today’s society. Despite various actions and penalties, the practice of adding adulterant is quite common in developing countries. There are various methods used for adulterating natural products.

Having this adulterated food is highly toxic and leads to several health issues, including certain nutrition deficiency diseases, kidney disorders, and failure of an individual's organ systems, including heart, kidney and liver.