We are what we eat.Our nutritional status, health,physical and mental faculties depend on the food we eat and how we eat it.Food contamination can take place at various stages of the food chain. Apart from chemical contamination of food from various sources such as industries, vehicle, pesticides and fertilizers, pollution resulting from growing of vegetables i degraded environmental conditions also affect food safety.
The common sources include presence of heavy metals, pesticides,preservatives, colouring agents and other additives and adulterants.
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