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write an article about food adultration.

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- Food adulteration in simple terms would mean mixing of harmful substances in food items that can be injurious to health.
- It has been found that sometimes vegetables and fruits are injected with chemicals to make them look brighter and fresher.
- Pesticide residue can also adulterate food items.
- Food colours, preservatives that do not  meet the government prescribed standards are definitely injurious to our health.
 

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ADULTERATION OF FOOD."Adulteration " is a legal term meaning that a food product fails to meet federal or state standards. Adulteration usually refers to noncompliance with health or safety standards as determined, in the United States, by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Definition of Adulterated Food

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FDC) Act (1938) provides that food is "adulterated " if it meets any one of the following criteria: (1) it bears or contains any "poisonous or deleterious substance " which may render it injurious to health; (2) it bears or contains anyaddedpoisonous oraddeddeleterious substance (other than a pesticide residue, food additive, color additive, or new animal drug, which are covered by separate provisions) that is unsafe; (3) its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health; or (4) it bears or contains a pesticide chemical residue that is unsafe. (Note: The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] establishes tolerances for pesticide residues in foods, which are enforced by the FDA.)

Food also meets the definition of adulteration if: (5) it is, or it bears or contains, an unsafe food additive; (6) it is, or it bears or contains, an unsafe new animal drug; (7) it is, or it bears or contains, an unsafe color additive; (8) it consists, in whole or in part, of "any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance " or is otherwise unfit for food; or (9) it has been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions (insect, rodent, or bird infestation) whereby it may have become contaminated with filth or rendered injurious to health.

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