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Menace of Food Fraud In Nigeria and It's Implications

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Food is any substance that nourish the body which required by all human being to provide important nutritional benefits for growth and development. Food fraud is a major problem threatening food security in Nigeria. It's define as the subtitution of food and ingredients with cheaper alternative , adulteration, working with fradulent permit and forging of food labels. It is a practice that has serious implications to both consumers and the businessmen which can lead to food poisoning, foodborne disease, malnutrition, food allergien and reputation damage, fine and banned respectively. This paper present the practice and implications of food fraud to the consumers and the businessmen in Nigeria.

Source: Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.20428/jst.v30i1.2529

Authors: Abdullahi Yusuf Kofoworola, Abdulkareem Najimudeen

Institution: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control

Language: English

Topic: Identification and Quantification in Food

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405875426

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