New Delhi, Feb 4 || Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday highlighted the severe issue of food adulteration in the country, describing it as a raging health crisis that poses grave risks, particularly to children, the elderly, and pregnant women.
Speaking during the ongoing Parliament session, Chadha accused companies of selling harmful products under misleading claims of being healthy and energy-boosting.
He detailed how everyday essentials are contaminated with dangerous substances. Milk often contains urea, vegetables are injected with oxytocin to appear fresh and accelerate growth, paneer includes starch and caustic soda, ice cream has detergent powder, fruit juices carry synthetic flavours and artificial colours, edible oils are mixed with machine oil, spices contain brick powder and sawdust, tea is dyed with synthetic colours, and poultry items are laced with anabolic steroids.
Even traditional sweets, expected to be made with pure ghee, are prepared using vegetable oil and vanaspati.
Chadha painted a poignant picture of a mother unknowingly giving her child milk laced with urea and detergent, believing it provides calcium and protein for health.