Adulteration in the festive season

Vijay garg

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As soon as the festive season begins, people have started preparing vigorously to celebrate the festival at their own level all over the country. On festivals, everyone buys new clothes, ornaments, sweets and fruits according to their own approach. India has a tradition of celebrating festivals with laughter and joy. From Dussehra to Diwali, there are about a dozen small and big festivals in the month of October. All festivals are rooted in our folk culture. We have been singing, dancing and singing since the beginning and celebrating our festivals with food and drink. As the festive season begins, from gold to the kitchen, goldsmiths also get active. Mixing everything has become commonplace. A festival is incomplete without sweets. It cannot happen that the festival comes and we do not eat sweets. Sweets double the festive cheer. Adulterators also wait for the same, their shops are decorated with colorful sweets and we buy those sweets without checking. Adulterators earn high profits. The adulterators are not even afraid of the rules and regulations. Today in the society, adulteration is seen everywhere. From water to gold, the adulteration market has shaken our very foundations. Earlier only water in milk and vegetable (dalda) in domestic ghee was heard of, but today almost everything in the household is mixed with extraneous, artificial or other bad things in natural elements or substances. Profiteers dream of becoming rich overnight. To make their dreams come true, they unthinkingly resort to adulteration by mixing genuine and pure goods with cheap ones and then sell at high prices. By selling, people are not only cheated, but our health is also played with. Every year thousands of people lose their precious lives due to various diseases due to adulterated substances. The business of adulteration is seen everywhere. From milk sellers to well-known companies, all have captured the market with adulterated goods. The truth is that whatever we are eating, all those things are getting adulterated. Milk, dry fruits, ghee, turmeric, red pepper, coriander, fruits and vegetables have all come under the grip of adulteration. There is no food that is free from toxic pesticides and additives. In the market papaya, mango, banana, apple and fruits like pomegranate are cooked ahead of time with the help of calcium carbide. According to doctors and health experts, such fruits are very harmful for health.

Paraffin wax (wax) is also being applied to make the fruits bright. Eating these fruits causes diseases like cancer and diarrhea. Oxytocin is being used a lot in dairy and agricultural products, especially raw vegetables. Adulteration is considered a serious crime in our country. If adulteration is proved, the accused is sentenced to life imprisonment under Indian law. There is a mention of giving compensation, but in very few cases punishment and fines are awarded. By consuming adulterated substances, a person becomes a victim of various diseases. Apart from serious stomach diseases and cancer, loss of eyesight and disability are also suffered. When the adulteration is proved, sometimes the news about the arrest of small-time adulterators is read and heard, but the people who do the wholesale trade of adulteration often stay away from the reach of the law.