According to Prevention of Food Adulteration Act 1954, food is said to be adulterated under _________________ conditions.

if it contains inferior or injurious substances

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if it contains unpermitted colour, or excess of permitted colours

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if it contains prohibited preservatives or excess of permitted preservatives

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all of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D all of the above
Food adulteration is an act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of some valuable ingredient. All the given options can be considered as food adulteration.

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