Food adulteration is the process in which the quality of food is lowered either by the addition of inferior quality material or by extraction of valuable ingredient. It not only includes the intentional addition or substitution of the substances but biological and chemical contamination during the period of growth, storage, processing, transport and distribution of […]
Milk produced in Jammu & Kashmir found to be adulterated with detergents
As per sources, the Central Food Laboratory (CFL) is reported to have declared in its recent test report that the milk samples taken from one of the milk producing farms in the state of Jammu & Kashmir were found to be adulterated with the detergents. Khyber Agro Farms is one of the leading milk producers […]
Penalty for possessing adulterant
Subject to the provisions of this chapter, if any person who whether by himself or by any other person on his behalf, imports or manufactures for sale, or stores, sells or distribute any adulterant shall be liable – where such adulterant is not injurious to health, to a penalty not exceeding two lakh rupees;