Food Adulteration

 

Food

Adulterants

Asafetida

Foreign Resins Galbanum, Colophony Resin

Black Pepper

Papaya Seeds &Light Berries

Cereals

Mud, Grit, Sandstone

Chilli Powder

Brick Powder, Saw Dust, Artificial Colours

Coffee Powder

Tamarind Seed, Date Seed Powder, Chicory Powder

Dals

Khesari Dal, Mentil Yellow

Dhania

Cow Dung, Horse Dung

Edible Oils

Cheaper Oils

Honey

Jaggery, Sugar

Khoa

Starch

Milk

Unhygenic Water & Starch

Mustard Seeds

Argemone Seeds

Sugar

Chalk Powder

Tea

Used Tea Leaves Processed & Coloured

Turmeric Powder

Yellow Aniline Dyes, Mentil Yellow, Lead Chromate