Adulterant

Question 1

Types of adulterant

Answer 1

Natural
unintentionally added and
international added

Question 2

Natural adulterant

Answer 2

toxic Substance in poisonous mushroom
Prussic acid in seeds of apple and cherry
Marine toxin, fish oil poisoning, environmental contaminant

Question 3

intentionally added adulterant

Answer 3

Hydrogen peroxide in milk
Calcium carbide to ripen banana and mango
Metallic LEAD are used to give colour to vegetables like greeny leaf vegetables bitter gourd green peas etc
Edible synthetic wax like shellac or carnauba wax

Question 4

1 Prevention of food adulteration act
2 Prevention of food adulteration rules

Answer 4

1954
1955

Question 5

Food corporation of India was set up in the year

Answer 5

1965
Hq Chennai now Delhi

Question 6

ISI(INDIAN STANDARD INSTITUTION) known as
BIS (bureau of Indian standard)

Answer 6

Certifies industrial product life electrical appliances like switches wearing cables water heater electric motor kitchen appliances etc

Question 7

AGMARK

Answer 7

Agriculture marking

Certifies agriculture and livestock product like essential oil ,pulses ,honey butter, cereals

Question 8

FPO

Answer 8

Food process order
Certify the fruit product like juice, jam, sauce ,canned food , vegetables pickles etc

Question 9

Fssai

Answer 9

Food safety and standard authority of India

Responsible for protecting and promoting the public health through regulation and superlation of food safety

Question 10

The physician who discover that scurvy can be cured by injection of citrus fruits

Answer 10

Louis Pasteur

Question 11

Sprouting of onion and potatoes can be derived by the process of

Answer 11

Irradiation

Question 12

An internal factor responsible for spoilage of food is

Answer 12

Moisture content in food

Question 13

common preservatives.

Answer 13

Sodium benzoate and sodium metabisulphite