The substance which is used in food item to reduce the quality of food or to preserve for the time being, is called adulterant. This act of addition is called food adulteration. It is, undauntedly, a heinous crime. Some unscrupulous, cruel, greedy and dishonest businessmen are responsible for this criminal activities. They want to thrive on others' miseries. They want to increase the profit margin at the expense of the health of the consumers. When profit in business is more important than morality, they add poisoning contents to the food items. Sometimes, they mix chemicals with foods to make them look attractive and keep them fresh for a long time. Formalin is put on fish to protect them from being rotten. Unsafe level of banned pesticides are used in milk, fruits and vegetables. However, food adulteration creates a lot of health problems. Adulterated people suffer from fatal diseases like cancer, kidney failure, heart and liver problems. It is like a slow-poisoning. So, food adulteration should be controlled immediately. Criminals have to be identified and punished accordingly. Besides, we, the consumers, must avoid food items that are adulterated...
Food is one of the basic needs of human life. By taking foods we get heat and energy. It helps to survive on the earth. But our food is being adulterated. Food adulteration means the process of making food by mixing another substance or chemical which makes the food less pure and harmful for the human body. Chemicals are mixed with food to make the food attractive. Food loses its purity and standard in this way. By taking these foods, we become ill. It destroys the disease preventive power of the human body.
Every man is the victim of food adulteration. But children are the worst victims of it. Recently we find melamin a poisonous chemical in milk powder. The dishonest businessmen are solely responsible for adulteration. Recently the government set up mobile courts to punish them. The government should take more necessary steps to stop food adulteration.
That's so true. It seems silly but it hurts a lot. People even die because of it.