Government data shows that in 2018–19, nearly one-third of food samples were adulterated or substandard. Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu topped the list, with almost half of their samples failing. In the previous two years, about 25% of samples had failed.
Between 2016–17 and 2018–19, authorities convicted about 8,100 people for food safety violations and collected ₹43.65 crore in fines, according to Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
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Adulteration is the addition of unwanted substances to food for economic gain, posing safety risks. It lowers the quality of food and customers get cheated. FSSAI has made strong law against Adulteration. Yet the practice continues unabated mostly with the small vendors and businesses who prioritize short term gains over customer health. Some of the ownership of stopping this also lies with the customers to stay vigilant and report any issues to FSSAI on their hotline number 1800112100 . To stay updated with what is going on in the world of Food Safety follow us on FB @foodsafetywork