Identifying Food Adulteration in day to day life

By L. Bhaskaran,M.Sc., Food Analysis Laboratory Guindy, Chennai-32

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Drinking Water
Packaged Drinking Water
PET bottles Prolonged use Puberty in girls in young age(WHO STUDY)

TEA SHOP
TEA USED TEA /CASHEW HUSK COLOUR TARTRAZINE AND SUNSET YELLOW BAJJI/BONDA OIL REUSED COLOUR - TARTRAZINE SERVED IN NEWS PAPER CARRY OVER OF LEAD FROM PRINTING INK

Cashew Husk

SWEET SHOP
SWEETS ARE DISPLAYED WITH NAMES AND PRICES. BUT WHEN IT IS PREPARED IS NOT MENTIONED

MILK SWEETS / GHOYA SWEETS

ON BOX CONSUME WITHIN 24 HOURS BUT WHEN IT IS PREPARED IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE EXHIBITS.

Grocery Shop
DHALLS , SUGAR, RICE -PACKED WITH SHOPS NAME IN PLASTIC COVER - CONTAINS NO NAME, BEST BEFORE - TWO OR THREE VARIETIES ARE MIXED

OILS PACKED OILS HAVING WT OF 400 g /800 g NOT 1000 g

PACKED OIL - 32% ADULTERATED - MAINLY GINGELLY OIL

RECENT OIL STUDY BRANDED OILS TOO ADULTERATED

KESARI DHALL PRESENCE OF KESARI DHALL- NEURO TOXIC ARGEMONE SEEDS = NEURO TOXIC SAGO BLEACHED OPTICAL WHITENER

Kesari Dhall

Different stages of Lathyrism

Argemone Seeds

Bakery Shop
CHERRY KARONDA COLOURED & SWEETENED PACKED PLASTIC COVER AND SOLD BUTTER SOLD IN SMALL PACKETS FOR Rs.4/KEPT IN OPEN NOT IN REFRIGERATOR ONLY FAT SPREAD AND NOT BUTTER PUFF CHICKEN & EGG

VALIDITY OF CHICKEN & WHEN MANUFACTURED IS NOT KNOWN

FRUIT SHOP
EDIBLE WAX IS ADDED To preserve moisture. To preserve texture Coating with mineral oil is adulterated. Drink only natural fresh fruit juices. Avoid synthetic beverages

MELAMINE IN MILK POWDER

MELAMINE PROTEIN ENHANCER

GIVES HIGH PROTEIN CONTENT 6 NITROGEN UNITS

ON ANALYSIS GIVES HIGH PROTEIN VALUE VEITH RATIO 13:9:2 (LACTOSE: PROTEIN: ASH) RATIO VARIES WHEN MELAMINE IS ADDED
Structure of Melamine

Common Adulterants & Health Hazards

Food Bengal Gram / Red Gram Dhal Mustard Seed Edible Oil Adulterant Kesari Dhal Health hazard Lathyrism (Crippling Spastic Paraplegia) Epidemic Dropsy Cancer

Argemone seeds Mineral Oil (White Oil, Petroleum Fractions )

Common Adulterants & Health Hazards

Food Chilly Powder Turmeri Adulterant Sudan III dye Lead Chromate Health hazard Cancer Anaemia, Abortion Paralysis, Brain damage. Liver Damage & Cancer Diarrhoea

Groundnut Milk

Aflatoxins (improper storage) Impure water

Common Adulterants & Health Hazards

Food Tea Adulterant Cashew husk powder & Synthetic Dye Papaya seed Health hazard Carcinogen, Stomach irritation Stomach problems

Pepper

Beverages / Sweets

Non-permitted Dye

Cancer

Detecting Food Adulteration at Home

1 Pappaya Seeds In Pepper Add some of the adulterated sample to a glass of water, pappaya seeds float and pepper sinks.
Kesari Dhall In Bengal Gram Dhall Kesari dhall are pointed and wedge shaped, bengal gram are smooth and round Talcum Powder (Talc) Is Used To Polish Dals. -On washing adulterated sample in water foam indicates adulteration Maida/Starch Is Used As An Adulterant In Milk -Put few drops of iodine solution in milk. Blue or black colour indicates starch

Detecting Food Adulteration at Home

5 Argemone Seeds Are Mixed With Mustard Seeds -Mustard seeds are smooth and round. Argemone seeds have rough surface and are not exactly round.
Old Used Spices Are Often Mixed With Spices Sold As Fresh -Smell the spice. No or less smell indicates adulteration

Sugar Can Be Mixed With Fine White Sand, Suji Or Chalk Powder -Add sample to a glass of water. Sugar dissolves, leaving other ingredients.
Used Tea Leaves Are Colored, Dried And Mixed With Fresh Tea Leaves -Wet a sample of leaves, rub on blotting paper. Colour on blotting paper indicates adulteration.

Detecting Food Adulteration at Home

9 Iron Filling In Tea Leaves -Pass a magnet through the tea leaves. The iron fillings will cling to the magnet.
Chicory In Coffee Powder -In a glass if water sprinkle coffee powder. Particles of coffee will float, chicory particles will sink within seconds Colour In Turmeric And Chilly Powder - sprinkle small quantity of powder on the surface of water in a glass. The colour will dissolve in water.

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