In collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Kolkata the “Coeval Discourse IV” was held on one of the most relevant issues of present time – Food Adulteration: Detections and Health Risks. The event was supported by a Knowledge partner- Indian Chambers of International Business(ICIB). The event rolled out with a welcome Address by Sri.Gautam De, The Regional Director,ICCR ,Kolkata
who elucidated the need of each and everyone to understand the ills of consuming the adulterated food on a day to day basis.

The Chair Col.Dahitule illustrated the health risk caused due to consumption of adulterated food. He also helped the audience to recognize the methods and the mediums through which they can recognize the adulterated food components. He also mentioned the reasons inducing the availability of adulterated food as economic issues, inflation in production mechanisms, lacunae in demand and supply, legal tentacles etc.

Ms.Debolina Banerjee the dietician taking the thread of discussion forward addressed common health risks like thyroid , obesity , diabetes, cancer and multiple others caused due to adulterated food. She stressed that one should be more vigilant about the daily consumption , restrict the consumption of sugar ,opt for fat free diet and healthy and organic eating. Mr.Rehmani, associated with food industry for a very long time through his deliberations pointed that the availability of adulterated food could be curbed through awareness programms , surveys, inspections, striking a balance between demand and supply and transparency in legal forums , especially with regards to licensing the products before available to the consumer.

Mr.Guha a senior representative fromFSSAI forum joined the discussion and sensitized the audience with points that one should consider some facts about the daily consumptions .One should check the manufacturing date before purchasing a particular product, the source of food, proportion of fat and other nutrients, govt trade marks and stamps and most importantly one should be aware of the govt and legal forums like consumer forums where one could lodge a complain or post on social networking sites, FSSAI websites for support and protection.Thus on a concluding note the participants expressed their gratitude and shared their experience of having felt enriched attending such an informative discourse. The discourse was wrapped up with a commitment to ensure safety and promote awareness against the viscose adulteration and its impact threatening the sustainability of society