Your sister bought bright yellow colored channa dal from the local shop. She found that the shopkeeper charged less price for it. While cooking the dal when she washed it, the water turned yellow.
a) Which adulterant might be present in it?
b) What do you mean by unsafe food?
c) Suggest four precautions to be adopted to safeguard from buying adulterated foods.
a) Adulterant - Metanil yellow
b) Unsafe food- Food whose nature, substance or quality is so affected as to make it injurious to health
c) Four precautions to be adopted to safeguard from buying adulterated foods-
1. Buy reputed brands and check for standardized marks Buy reputed brands and check for standardized marks
2. Buy only packed and sealed foods
3. Buy from reputed shops
4. Do not compromise on quality and price