Food Adulteration

The government prevents the sale of any food that does not comply with the law. Criminal penalties are given to businesses only if the food business refuses to remove the food product to the market or disregard the safety of consumers.

Formaldehyde is used as a preservative to stabilize the vaccine. It is used as a chemical to embalm dead bodies and preserve laboratory specimens. It has been classified as a known human carcinogen (cancer causing substance) and has been ranked as one of the most hazardous compounds on at least 8 federal regulatory lists. Formaldehyde is suspected of weakening the immune system and causing neurological system

High-fructose corn syrup is a commonly used artificial sweetener in foods. High-fructose corn syrup is a hydrolyzed version of ordinary corn syrup, which is produced via a steeping process. It is so widely used because it is both economically favorable and it helps to preserve food for extended periods of time. However, the drawbacks of high-fructose corn syrup include issues like potential obesity, diabetes, loss of liver function, malnutrition, and cancer. The fact that the producers of high-fructose corn syrup can deceive people that HFCS is harmless makes matters worse.

H.F.C.S. has replaced regular table sugar, honey, and similar sweeteners or anything similar at an alarmingly high rate. Prolonged consumption of H.F.C.S. as we are now learning can cause long-term damage to the body.

This act gives power to the health environment inspectors to inspect food and also seize food unfit for the human intake and condemn it. Any establishment breaching food hygiene standards can be served a notice for improvement, but in extreme conditions they can be closed down eternally, if the practices are reflected to be a health hazard then their business can be act against for breaching hazards.

High fructose corn syrup is manmade and bad for you. It is found in products like cereals, sodas, crackers, to cookies, and many other foods. It is an artificial sweetener made from corn. It has had some of its glucose partially changed to fructose. It is worse for you than table sugar or sucrose.

Food is considered a basic necessity in order to live. Each year, foodborne illnesses strike 48 million Americans, hospitalizing approximately 128,000 people and killing 3,000 (“Estimating Foodborne Illness”). Over time, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented various legislations in order to prevent illnesses and reduce risks. In 2011, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed by the President which was considered to be a “historical legislation” (Hamburg). Along the course of its development, the Executive and Legislative branches of the United States government played a significant role in approving and modifying the food regulation law. Since its approval as a legislation, the policies have been implemented in order to prevent problems that can make people sick however it is still a work in progress (Taylor).

putting into their bodies. Prepackaged foods in America are not protected under the Food and

Used to treat respiratory tract disorders, relieve cough associated with thickened mucous and poor mucus clearance.

Health concerns have been raised about high fructose corn syrup, which allege contribution to obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Critics of the extensive use of HFCS in food sweetening argue that the highly processed substance is more harmful to humans than regular sugar, contributing to weight gain by affecting normal appetite functions and that in some foods HFCS may be a source of mercury a known neurotoxin. Yeah, a NEUROTOXIN!

I never heard about the contaminated spinach situation our text spoke about but I do remember the Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter contamination a few years back that affected over 600 people in 47 states. I don’t know if this situation was preventable or if it was an accident but as our text states this is the fundamental issue in determining if these acts of negligence are considered criminal was amazed to learn that the CDC estimates that 5,000 people die from contaminated food, and that 76 million people are sickened by it every year, this is an outstanding number considering all the preventative measures put into place, that is why I am leaning more on the side of unsupervised recklessness at these plants that put out contaminated

Food hygiene is very important to prevent cross contamination. If strict guidelines are not adhered to in the handling of food serious illness can be caused.

High fructose corn syrup is a cheap alternative to normal cane sugar and acts as a food preservative, which is one of the reasons food manufacturers use it. It’s used in many foods such as yogurt, cereal, bread, drinks, and even condiments. The Corn Refiners Association has in the past claimed that high fructose corn syrup is natural. Research has found links between high fructose corn and obesity, the rates of child obesity has quadrupled over the past forty years. Child obesity then leads to obese adults with an astounding risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, nerve disease, and cancer.

Food is an essential constituent in human life. Nevertheless, some foods can be detrimental to a person’s organism by causing life-threatening diseases. For that reason, food safety comes into play. Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling,

Food fraud is a broader term than adulteration (Figure 1). An adulterated food is one which may be spoiled or intentionally adulterated with an adulterant- a substance which has been added illegally) (Spink and Moyer 2011). Virtually all foods have the potential to be adulterated, but those that are more expensive or are produced under changeable weather and harvesting conditions are especially vulnerable (Sharma and Paradakar 2010). Economically motivated adulteration is a subcategory of food fraud and is a