Food adulteration.pptx

Food adulteration, Twin fortification, food standards, neaurolathyrism, Lathyrus sativum, BOAA toxin, prevention of neurolathyrism, endemic ascites, jhunjhunia, prevention of endemic ascites, epidemic dropsy, prevention of epidemic dropsy, aflatoxicosis, prevention of aflatoxicosis, storage fungus, plant fungus or field fungus, ergotism, question answer, thank you

1. Food Adulteration dr . Sunayana Assistant Professor

2. Introduction Food hygiene- “Necessary measures to ensure the safety of food from production to consumption.”

3. Food fortification “Process whereby nutrients are added to foods to maintain or improve the quality of diet of a group, a community , or a population”

4. Ex. Common salt- Twin fortification Vanaspati Ghee - Vit A & D Wheat flour- Groundnut flour, lysine Fluoridation of water

5. Food adulteration “Process of mixing, substitution, concealing the quality, putting up decomposed foods for sale, misbranding or giving false labels & addition of toxicants.”

6. Food standards

7. Have you ever seen people like this???

8. NEUROLATHYRISM Lathyrus Sativum

9. TOXIN BOAA (BETA OXALYL AMINO-ALANINE)

10. PREVENTION Steeping method Parboiling Vit C prophylaxis Banning

11. Do u have any idea about the benefits of this simple procedure???

12. Ascites

13. Jhun-jhunia

14. ENDEMIC ASCITES Toxin: Pyrroli-zidine Millets adulterated wth Crotalaria seeds. ( Jhunjhunia ) Hepatotoxic

15. PREVENTION Sieving Filteration

16. EPIDEMIC DROPSY Mustard oil Toxin Sanguinarine Argemone Mexicana

17. PREVENTION De-weed before mixing wth oil Check Using Nitric acid chromatography test

18. Aflatoxicosis Storage fungus Stored raw food ( Grains,rice,nuts ) Toxin: Aflatoxin C/f: Hepatotoxicity, cirrhosis

19. Prevention Ventilate Reduce the moisture

20. ergotism Plant / field fungus Toxin : Ergot alkaloid G/ i toxicity Prevention- float in 20% salt solution

21. Q/A

22. What is food fortification Food adulteration What is the full form of FSSAI Twin fortified salt means?? Neurolathyrism is caused by Toxin in lathyrus sativum ? Adulteration of mustard oil with Endemic ascites is caused by? Storage fungus? Field fungus?