Question

At which of the following stages does adulteration take place?

• A. Production
• B. Distribution
• C. Retailing
• D. All the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D

All the above

Adulteration involves the deliberate addition of inferior, similar looking materials to food to make it look good and to gain greater profits. Adulteration takes place at all the three stages, i.e., production, distribution and retailing.