Bachchan Kanungo
KumarRohit
Saroj S. Shinde
Dr. GirishThakar
Abstract
Studies highlights that printing ink from newspapers can easily get leached into foods wrapped or served in them and pose a health risk. The solvent used to dissolve ink on the paper can be potentially carcinogenic. People can be exposed to hazardous chemicals through the food they eat. Food contamination can occur if the food has come into contact with hazardous chemicals. Exposure to the chemical into or on your body can make you sick or cause adverse health effects. Adverse health effects are dependent on the factors of the exposure. Factors that play a part in whether or not adverse health effects may result from an exposure are the type of chemical, the amount or dose (the amount or level of a chemical a person was exposed to) the duration (how long did exposure occur), and the frequency (how many times the person was exposed).People respond to chemical exposure in different ways. Some people may be exposed to a chemical and not get sick. Other people may be more sensitive to chemicals and get sick more rapidly or have more severe reactions than others. Certain variables play a role in a person's susceptibility to exposure and adverse health effects such as age, gender, genetics, pregnancy or other health conditions. This paper highlights through survey on two foods that a human being is accepting health hazards in his daily routine life. People are taking hazardous chemical unknowingly during eating of “Poha (flattened rice)” &“boiled eggs” serve on piece of newspaper.“Flattened rice,” known as “Poha” the “Poha” is an unexpected, full-flavor, mildly spicy, fluffy rice full of different elements. It is both hearty and light at the same time, and amazingly satisfying. In Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh it is a very popular supplement food for breakfast and meal. In Malwa region in Canteen of small industries and every corner/square Poha is available in mid-size shop and on portable hand trolley/Gumti from early morning to late evening. People enjoy eating them when it is served in a piece torn from a newspaper during eating of “Poha” it also affects their health, when ink is also injected in human body in small quantity through the piece of newspaper. Small quantity of toxic chemical inject in human body on regularly basis may be harmful.Same is the case of “Boiled egg” when it is served in a piece of newspaper ink stick with hot boiled eggs and inject in human body along with egg. Surveyed in a small town “Dewas” of State Madhya Pradesh focused on two foods namely “Poha” and “Boiled Egg”to find out how many people are excepting toxic chemical unknowingly during their routine life (working hours and in market) and what effects of these toxic chemical are in human body.
Keywords- Hazard, Toxic chemical, Newspaper, Printing ink