Food adulteration means an addition of another substance to a food item in its raw form, which may cause the loss of actual quality of that food or may cause the poisoning in the food. These substances may be other available food items or non-food items like chemicals and non-edible colour. Undoubtedly food adulteration is a heinous crime. Some unscrupulous businessmen are responsible for this heinous crime. They want to thrive on other's miseries. So, food adulteration is being done. Basically they mix harmful chemicals with food to make it look attractive. Sometimes they mix chemicals with food to keep them fresh for a long time. Formalin, a harmful chemical, is put on fish to protect them from being rotten. Besides, unsafe levels of banned pesticides such as DDT, Aldrin, Chlordane and Heptachlor are used in milk, milk products, fruits and vegetables. The impact of such food adulteration is very severe for the whole nation. People eating adulterated food suffer from fatal diseases like cancer, kidney failure and heart problems. It's a kind of slow poisoning. Consumption of these adulterated foods for a long time may lead to death of huge people. So, food adulteration should be controlled immediately. The government should pass Food Safety Act to stop food adulteration. Besides, exemplary punishment should be ensured for the violation of the Food Safety Act.
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