Food Fraud and Safety: Tracing and Preventing Food Adulteration through Legal Measures

Abstract

Food fraud poses a significant threat to public health, safety, and market integrity by the deliberate deception of consumers by the misrepresentation, adulteration, or fabrication of food products. This article examines how food fraud, including mislabeling, adulteration, counterfeiting, and replacement are sought to be controlled by legal framework of India as these behaviors undermine consumer trust and safety.