Assignment on

Factors affecting sellers to adulterate food products

Course: Business Research Methodology
Course code: ALD3202

Submitted to:
Md. Abdullah Al Jamil
Assistant Professor
University of Comilla

Submitted by:
Mayisha Tasnim Natasha
ID-17221081, Section-A
Department of Business Administration in Finance and Banking

Faculty of Business Studies

Bangladesh University of Professionals

 Factors influencing the sellers to adulterate food Products

Literature review

Adulteration of foods has become a national issue. The problem is not only ignoring the human
rights for safer food but also endangering public health seriously with numerous acute and
chronic diseases. Our future generation will be seriously affected with vulnerable physical and
mental growth inflicted by food adulteration (Arifur Rahman, 2015).

In the time of indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of human rights, the

right to safe food acclaims significant bearing on the right to health, right to food and most
importantly right to life. But now-a-days in Bangladesh, human rights for safe food are ignored
indiscriminately. As per the news, features and articles published in different newspapers
in Bangladesh, most of the foods manufactured or processed are either adulterated in
varying degrees or unsafe for human consumption. (Leon, 2014).

The problem of adulteration persists at every level of food from preparation to consumption.
Most of the food manufacturers, processors, restaurant owners and so forth are all involved
in one way or another in this unethical practice of adulteration. Foods are adulterated by
using various harmful chemicals and toxic artificial colors. Rotten and perishables foods are
stored, sold and served to consumers. Uses of poisonous chemicals in perishable foods are
evident in highest degrees which are endangering the lives of the people. (Derek, 2013).

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United States tested fruits,
vegetables, milk and milk-products in a government laboratory and revealed that all of the
tested food stuffs contained banned pesticides that pose serious health hazards. The
presence of toxic substances in these samples was about 20 times more than that set by the
European Union. Still the degree of adulteration is rising alarmingly in an epidemic manner.
((Mahfuz and Mahin, 2014).
Causes cancer like colon, peptic ulcer diseases, and chronic liver diseases including cirrhosis and
liver failure, electrolyte imbalance and eventually kidney failure. Heart diseases, blood disorders
and bone marrow abnormality are also detected. Chance of malignancy increases and
neurological impairment or brain functions are also often compromised. Skin problems are
frequently seen including allergic manifestation (Khan,M.,2012) .

References

Arifur Rahman, Md & Sultan, Zakir & Rahman, Muhammad & Rashid, Mohammad A.. (2015).
Food Adulteration: a serious public health concern in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical
Journal. 18. 1. 10.3329/bpj.v18i1.23503.

Badrie, N., Sonia Y., Leon, D. and

Talukder, M.R.A. 2006. Food
adulteration management
systems: Initiatives of Trinidad
and Tobago, West Indies,
Philippines and Bangladesh.
(paper presented at Caribbean
Agro-Economics Society
26th West Indies Agricultural
Economic Conference, Puerto
Rico, July 2006), p. 85
Badrie, N., Sonia Y., Leon, D. and
Talukder, M.R.A. 2006. Food
adulteration management
systems: Initiatives of Trinidad
and Tobago, West Indies,
Philippines and Bangladesh.
(paper presented at Caribbean
Agro-Economics Society
26th West Indies Agricultural
Economic Conference, Puerto
Rico, July 2006), p. 85
Badrie, N., Sonia Y., Leon, D. and Talukder, M.R.A. 2006. Food adulteration management
systems: Initiatives of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, Philippines and Bangladesh.
(paper presented at Caribbean Agro-Economics Society 26th West Indies Agricultural
Economic Conference, Puerto Rico, July 2006), p. 85.

Derek, L. 2013. Eight toxic foods: a little chemical education.

http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2013/06/21/eight_toxic_foods_a_little_chemical_education.
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Mahfuz, M. and Mahin, D. 2014. Bahari Iftarir Shomahar, The Daily Amader Shomoy, 1
July 2014, http://www.dainik-amadershomoy.com.

Khan, M. (2012) „Adulterated food and its health hazards . The Daily Star-Your Right to
Know.‟Quick test for some adulterants in food Instruction Manual Part – 1 (2012), „Common
methods for detection athouseholds , ‟Food safety and standards authority, New Delhi, India.