Parul R. Sheth

Food adulteration has become a huge issue of the time. Recently, a food safety drive was launched by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Inspection of around 3,000 food establishments, including eateries, restaurants, clubs, and institutional canteens, cloud kitchens, dairies and many more, was carried out to prevent adulteration and to maintain food safety and quality standards. The objective is crystal clear — the food that we eat or purchase has to be safe because it directly affects our health. In India, in spite of the food safety regulations, food adulteration continues to thrive. Adulterated food products sold commercially in the market have now led to a major public health challenge.

Tampering with food is highly rampant not only in India but also in several countries. The WHO reports that an estimated 866 million people in the world fall ill because of unsafe food consumption, and 1.5 million die every year…read more on NOPR