Adulteration is the method in addition of other substance to the food items. This will lower the quality of food either by the addition of mediocre quality material or by removal of valuable ingredients. Due to the addition adulterant, the food item quantity will increase but results in the loss of quality. Chemical and biological contamination during the period of storage, growth, transport, distribution and processing of the food products is also responsible for the degradation. Adulterants are the substances which are used in the preparation of food products unsafe for human consumption; it is commonly known as unsafe food, substandard food and food containing extraneous matter.
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Related Conference: International Conference on Food Chemistry and Technology, Nov 5-7,2018, Berlin, Germany; World Congress on Nutrition and Food Chemistry, September 25-26, 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark; 4th International Conference on Food Processing and Technology, March 20-21, 2019, Amsterdam, Netherlands; 3rd International Conference On Agricultural Engineering and Food Security, November 12-13, 2018, Berlin, Germany.
Related Societies: Australian institute of Food Science and Technology, Coeliac Society of Ireland, Society of Food Hygiene and Technology (SOFHT), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Centre for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Chinese American Food Society Economic and Food Safety Authority, European Food Safety Authority, Food and Drug Administration (Burma), American Beverage Association, Food & Beverage Association of America, Herbal Beverages - Herb Society of America.