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Differentiate between contamination and adulteration.
Differentiate between contamination and adulteration.
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Contamination affects safety, adulteration affects safety and ethics.
Updated On: Feb 11, 2025
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Contamination refers to unintentional introduction of harmful substances into food, while adulteration is the deliberate addition of inferior or harmful substances to increase quantity or profit.
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