Food Adulteration

Food adulteration [অপমিশ্রণ করণ] means mixing another substances or chemicals with food items which makes the food less pure and harmful for human body. Nowadays, food adulteration is a serious problem in our country. It is done in various ways to gain profit quickly. Sometimes, foods are given artificial [কৃত্রিম] colours to make them bright and attractive to the people. Even poisonous chemicals are used for this purpose. But it is a serious threat to public health. It may cause fatal [মারাত্মক] diseases such as kidney failure, cancer and diarrhoea and so on. Sometimes, the adverse [প্রতিকুল] effect of adulteration is quick and sometimes slow. Adulteration is done in such a way that it cannot be understood easily. We cannot let it continue. It should be stopped immediately. Law should be made effective. Public awareness should be created so that people can become careful about buying foods and food articles. People also should be motivated [অনুপ্রাণিত করা] against food adulteration. We should unitedly stand against this food adulteration.