Volume 9, Issue 11, July - December, 2025

Assessment of Student Awareness and Impact of Intervention Regarding Food Adulteration

Prathusha G¹, Radha Rani P², Vijaya Lakshmi V³, Uma Devi K²

¹Teaching Associate, College of Community Science, Department of Resource Management and Consumer Science, India
²Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India
³Associate Dean, Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India

ABSTRACT

Food is any substance consumed for nutritional support and good health. It typically consists of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. However, when food becomes adulterated; its beneficial effects are reduced, which in the long term leads to increased morbidity and even mortality. Food adulteration is a common malpractice and an age-old problem in most of the developing countries, causing serious effects on health effects. Therefore, it is rightly considered a crime. Despite strict actions taken against adulteration, it continues to be practiced solely for profit, putting human lives at risk. Globalization has had significant impact on food supply chains, increasing the risk of fraud and contamination. This makes it more difficult for regulatory bodies to uniformly enforce quality standards across regions. As a result, both students and consumers face a higher risk of consuming unsafe food. Students are responsible consumers, can play a major role in the prevention and detection of food adulteration. To educate students effectively, appropriate communication media are necessary to disseminate information. Instructional systems and educational technologies have gained great attention from educators to enhance student learning. Educational tools such as multimedia presentations offer a dynamic and engaging way to share information by combining text, audio, video, graphics and animation. An educational programme on food adulteration was developed and implemented using multimedia. A questionnaire was used to conduct survey and the responses were evaluated using a rating scale. The finding of the study revealed that respondents had limited knowledge about food adulteration before the educational programme, which significantly improved afterward. The study concluded that multimedia educational programme had a positive impact on increasing student’s knowledge about food adulteration.

Keywords: student awareness, food adulteration, unsafe food

International journal of adulteration, 2025; 9(11): e4ijad3061

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v9i11.e4ijad3061

Published: 01 August 2025