Forensic science is the science combining the pure sciences, scientific knowledge, methodologies and their applications in the court of law for the regulation of administration of law and justice. It has emerged as the principle and substantial field for the governance of the criminal and civil cases. Thus, the science involved in the forensic investigation of various kinds of exhibits can be applied in the food safety procedures, food poisoning, adulteration etc giving a new and distinct domain of forensic science, which can be called as ‘Food Forensics’. Various platforms call it as food safety science, and food science. Food adulteration has serious adverse effects on living beings’ health. There are laws and penalties levied on production and selling of adulterated food items despite which the malpractice is common. There is substantial number of reported cases of food industries involving various chemical and synthetic substances deployed for contaminating food. The chronic consumption of adulterants may prove lethal and therefore the necessity for its timely detection and cure. In this chapter, various adulterants being commonly used in food products are being focused and discussed involving corresponding sophisticated detection techniques.
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