Telangana Food Safety Department demonstrates methods to identify adulterated food

Visitors astatine the ‘Eat Right Mela’ held astatine Nature Cure Hospital successful Hyderabad connected Monday (April 6, 2026) were drawn to 2 interactive stalls acceptable up by the Telangana Food Safety Department, wherever officials demonstrated however communal food items are often adulterated and however consumers tin observe them utilizing elemental methods.

The stalls focused connected 2 large areas of concern: the usage of artificial colours successful nutrient and adulteration of beverage and dairy products.

At the stall showcasing artificially coloured nutrient items, a assortment of commonly consumed products were displayed, including saccharine potatoes with unnaturally agleam skin, vividly coloured dried kiwi slices, greenish peas, fennel seeds (saunf), and multi-coloured confectionery items. The show highlighted however excessive and non-permitted colouring agents are utilized to heighten ocular entreaty and mislead consumers.

Detecting adulteration done ocular inspection

Officials from the Telangana State Food Testing Laboratory successful Nacharam, the lone nutrient investigating installation successful the State, explained that portion laboratory investigating involves chemic reagents and precise analysis, consumers tin observe adulteration of immoderate nutrient items done cautious ocular inspection. Items with overly bright, azygous oregon unnatural colours, specified arsenic fluorescent greenish peas oregon intensely orangish slices, whitethorn bespeak the usage of synthetic dyes. In immoderate cases, colour whitethorn besides hitch disconnected erstwhile touched oregon washed, serving arsenic a wide informing sign, they explained.

The 2nd stall focused connected beverage and dairy products. For instance, the beingness of starch successful beverage tin beryllium detected by adding iodine solution, which turns blue-black if starch is present. Similarly, impurities successful ghee and food tin beryllium identified done changes successful texture, odor and absorption to vigor oregon chemicals. Visitors were besides shown however diluted beverage tin beryllium detected done consistency and layering erstwhile near undisturbed.

The objection included applicable setups with droppers and tiny containers, allowing attendees to observe however antithetic samples reacted nether investigating conditions. The officials said specified consciousness is important arsenic beverage and dairy products are among the most commonly adulterated nutrient items owed to precocious demand.

They noted that portion laboratory confirmation remains the golden standard, expanding user consciousness tin enactment arsenic the archetypal enactment of defence against nutrient adulteration. They said the purpose of the stalls was not lone to amended but besides to empower radical to marque safer nutrient choices successful their regular lives.