Food is supposed to nourish us. In india, it’s slowly killing us. Reports show 15–28% of food samples fail safety tests—from milk and paneer to spices and packaged snacks. Yet, the body that should be our shield—FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India)—acts more like a bystander, or worse, an enabler.
If this continues, india won’t just be battling lifestyle diseases; it’ll be marching straight toward a public health catastrophe.
Here’s why FSSAI’s failure is terrifying:
1. Milk, Paneer, and Dairy = White Poison
Detergent, starch, and urea in milk. Synthetic thickening agents in paneer. What should be a source of nutrition is now a chemical cocktail.
2. Spices Laced With Toxins
The masalas in your kitchen—turmeric, chili, coriander—often contain lead chromate, brick powder, and industrial dyes. What should add flavor is silently damaging your organs.
3. Packaged Foods Are No Better
Chips, biscuits, and instant snacks often fail quality tests, packed with excess trans fats, harmful coloring agents, and non-permitted chemicals. Children are the first victims.
4. cancer Cases Are Already Exploding
india records 1.4 million cancer cases annually, the 3rd highest in the world. Adulteration is not the only factor, but it’s a huge accelerator in this public health crisis.
5. FSSAI’s Toothless Enforcement = License to Poison
While detections rise on paper, enforcement is weak, penalties are laughable, and big corporates walk free. It looks less like regulation, more like collusion.
🔥 Bottom Line: FSSAI was created to protect us, but it’s fast becoming the very reason india could turn into the cancer capital of the world. food adulteration isn’t a few bad apples—it’s systemic, widespread, and lethal. And until the watchdog wakes up, every indian is being slowly poisoned—bite by bite, sip by sip.
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