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Chapter: 6th Science : Term 1 Unit 3 : Matter Around Us
Food Adulteration
Food Adulteration
Sometimes, things
that we buy in the market are mixed with harmful and unwanted substances. This
process is called adulteration.
In most houses people use commercial
water filter to remove not
only the impurities but also to kill the harmful germs in water
using UV rays.
RO – a process of removing
impurities from water to make it potable.
Food can also get
adulterated due to carelessness or lack of proper handling.
We must be careful
about the common adulterants in our consumable goods especially in food.
Consumption of any
adulterated food will be harmful and can be a health hazard.
An adulterated
substance will not indicate the true properties of the original substance. For
example: Used tea leaves are sometimes used as adulterants in tea. Turmeric
powder is adulterated with a bright yellow chemical which is poisonous to our
health.
Activity
9
Collect
and share information on common adulterants and their detection in food stuff
in the class. Watch the youtube video: 10 simple tricks to find adulterated
food. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=_XLi WunnudY
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