Talk:Adulterant
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The act of mixing undesirable substances in food is called food adulteration. It causes serious health hazards as the adulterants have harmful effects on the body
Ill Effects of Adulteration
Adulteration affects the quality of the food Adulterants like non-permissible food colours result in allergic reactions in the body Argemone oil is very toxic and causes dropsy(collection of body fluid in some parts of the body) Adultrants like water in milk, jaggery in honey,renders the food item highly contaminative Adultrants like chalk powder, stones, clay balls and iron fillingsare not digestible and cause mechanical damage to the internal lining of stomach and intestine
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