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Adulteration is.

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Mixing of good materials
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Fixing cheap materials
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Mixing cheap materials
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None of these
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The correct option is D Mixing cheap materials

An adulterant is a substance found within other substances such as food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, fuel or other chemicals that compromises the safety or effectiveness of said substance. It will not normally be present in any specification or declared contents of the substance, and may not be legally allowed. Adulteration is a legal term meaning that a food product fails to meet the legal standards. One form of adulteration is an addition of another substance to a food item in order to increase the quantity of the food item in raw form or prepared form, which may result in the loss of actual quality of food item. Adulterated food is impure, unsafe and not wholesome. Food can be adulterated intentionally and accidentally. Unintentional adulteration is a result of ignorance or the lack of facilities to maintain food quality.Intentional food adulteration is usually done for financial gain.


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