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Food Adulteration — Revision Notes
Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Community Science (Home Science)
Food Adulteration revision notes for Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Community Science: 4 topics in quick points.
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Key Topics to Revise
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What is Food Adulteration?
- Food adulteration means adding substances to food that reduce its quality.
- Adulterants can be added intentionally or enter food by accident during production or storage.
- Even non-harmful adulterants like water in milk reduce nutritional value.
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Types of Food Adulteration
- Intentional adulteration: Adding substances like stones, chalk powder, or water to increase weight and profit.
- Incidental adulteration: Unintentional contamination like pesticide residues or rodent droppings.
- Metallic adulteration: Presence of harmful metals like lead or mercury in food.
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Methods of Food Adulteration
- Adding chemicals to ripen fruits quickly.
- Mixing spoiled food with fresh food to sell it.
- Using artificial colors to make food look better.
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Effects of Food Adulteration
- No effect: Some adulterants like water in milk seem harmless but reduce nutrition over time.
- Acute toxicity: Causes immediate illness — e.g., botulism from contaminated food leads to paralysis.
- Chronic toxicity: Long-term damage from substances like lead, mercury, or pesticides — can harm the nervous system.
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Food adulteration is the actThere are four main typesAdulterants can cause no immediate harmThe Food Safety and Standards Authority
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What are the important topics in Food Adulteration for Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Community Science (Home Science)?
Key topics in Food Adulteration include What is Food Adulteration?, Types of Food Adulteration, Methods of Food Adulteration, Effects of Food Adulteration. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 board exam.
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