wa DART DETECT ADULTERATION WITH RAPID TEST | SSA ‘000 sarery ano stanoanos "AUTHORITY OF NDIA Inspiring Trust, Assuring Safe & Nutritious Foodj ISSA 1200 sar ano staionsos aston oe noIR Inspiring Trust, Assuring Safe & Nutritious Food COMMON QUICK TESTS FOR DETECTION OF SOME FOOD ADULTERANTS AT HOUSEHOLDPREFACE As a part of a mandate to ensure safe food to the citizens, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSA conducts testing of food for different type of adulterants, chemical and micro-biological contaminants and other safety parameters for food. Such food testing is done by FSSAI through a network of FSSAI notified laboratories across the country. Hundreds of thousands of tests are conducted in these labs by FSSAI laboratories every year. A consumer can also take samples of food and get it tested in such labs. If on such testing the food is found to be unsafe, the cost of testing is reimbursed to the consumers. Simultaneously the food safety officers take samples of such products for enforcement purposes. While the above tests often require sophisticated equipment and highly trained personnels, there are some common adulterants and contaminants that can be tested by citizens themselves. This book is a compilation of such common tests for Detecting ‘Adulterants with Rapid Testing (DART) and covers common adulterants such as artificial and toxic colours, extraneous matters deliberately for otherwise added with food ete, Itis hoped that the citizens find this compilation of common tests useful. Any suggestions or feedback for any other common tests that could be added in such a compilation would be appreciated. This compilation has been done by expert team at FSSAI with the support of scientists from ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre at Bengaluru. The help of the centre in preparation of manualis gratefully acknowledged. Pawan Agarwal Chief Executive Officer Food Safety and Standards Authority of India