Food Adulteration Food adulteration with poisonous chemicals has reached a dangerous proportion posing serious health hazards in the country‚ said experts and government officials yesterday at a discussion jointly organised by The Daily Star and non-government development organisation RDRS Bangladesh. Basic food items on the market like rice‚ fish‚ fruits‚ vegetables‚ and sweetmeats are adulterated with hazardous chemicals in an indiscriminate manner‚ though food-grade preservatives and colours
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Experiment 5 Analysis of Analgesic Tablet by High Performance Liquid Chromatography Abstract An unknown sample‚ 529‚ was tested using high performance liquid chromatography to detect the concentrations of acetaminophen‚ aspirin‚ and caffeine respectively. There was found to be 4.03±0.144mg/100mL of acetaminophen‚ 11.5±0.185mg/100mL of aspirin‚ and 4.89±0.185mg/100mL of caffeine. Based on accepted values‚ the maximum daily amounts of each compound are 4000mg of acetaminophen
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Some food in this world are made using microorganism to produce a desire flavour‚ taste and texture of the food. For examples: yogurt‚ tapai‚ cheese‚ bread and others. Starter cultures is used in these food production. A starter culture is a microbiological culture which actually perform fermentation. These starters usually consist of a cultivation medium‚ such as grains‚ seeds‚ or nutrient liquids that have been well colonized by the microorganisms used for the fermentation. These starters are formed
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Micro-extraction of urine and/or stomach contents and analysis by TLC Abstract Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) is one of the oldest chromatographic techniques used for the identification of compounds and for determination of the presence of trace impurities. The aim of the experiment was to determine two unknown samples (X and Y) by comparing results to the known standard drugs‚ of which there was five‚ using a specific TLC method. The same technique was used for the determination of
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FOOD adulteration is the process of adding chemical substances with foods‚ which should not be contained within food and beverages. Chemical substances or simply adulterants may be internationally added to substances to reduce manufacturing costs‚ or for some deceptive or malicious purpose. When profit in business is more important than morality‚ then it is possible to add the poisoning contents to the foods and beverages. A limited number of people die without foods but large population have been
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least twice a day. We live in a world where the variety of food is immense‚ and we decide what we eat and how it will affect our bodies. As a reason‚ flavor‚ health benefits‚ and cost are the differences between eating fresh foods and canned foods. The most notable difference between these two kinds of foods is their flavor. Fresh foods have great flavor and taste because they keep all their natural conditions. In contrast‚ canned foods lack a lot of its flavor characteristics because there are some
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HOW DOES FOOD IMPACTS ON HUMAN LIFE? A majority of people really do care about their health when they choose foods to eat. They always think: The food they eat must gives their bodies the "information" and materials they need to function properly. If they don’t get the right information‚ their metabolic processes suffer and their health declines. http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/food-medicine/how-does-food-impact-health Espcially in Vietnam‚ most of people always
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V. Lakshmi et al.‚ IJSIT‚ 2012‚ 1(2)‚ 106-113 FOOD ADULTERATION V. Lakshmi‚ R.V.LABS‚ Guntur‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India Food is adulterated to increase the quantity and make more profit. The food is sucked of its nutrients and the place where the food is grown is often contaminated.For example:Milk is mixed with water. Vanaspati is used as an adulterant for ghee. Ergot is used as an adulterant for cereals.Chalk-powder is used as an adulterant for flour.Chicory is used as an adulterant for coffee
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Fast Food‚ Fat Food Nowadays‚ fast food is a very popular trend in Thailand. Teenagers think it is very smart when they go into the fast food restaurant‚ especially‚ the restaurant which is a part of foreign franchise restaurants. Not only teenagers that like fast food but also children and adults. In the busy schedule of modern times people have no time to prepare nutritious food during the day so fast food becomes a very convenient choice. However‚ there are several health issues related to consuming
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The development of dyes to stain microorganisms was a significant advance in microbiology. Stains serve purposes such as it differentiate microorganisms from their surrounding environment and it allows detailed observation of microbial structures at high magnification. (http://inst.bact.wisc.edu/‚ © 2006-2013 Microbiology Laboratories) Gunasekaran (2005) defined staining as the method of artificially producing color in microorganisms to allow
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