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What is food adulteration? What are the harms of food adulteration?

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Many sellers often mix some unwanted substances to food to earn a heavy profit. Deliberate addition of any unwanted substance to food is called food adulteration. 

Following are the harms of food adulteration: 

  • Unhealthy practice of business. 
  •  Consumer is cheated. 
  • Results in wastage of money. 
  • May alter the taste of food. 
  • Can lead to high concentration of harmful substances in the body. 
  • Can cause many diseases. 
  • Can cause food poisoning. 
  • Can cause cancer.

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