March 15th is World Consumer Day. To celebrate it, Mysore Grahakara Parishat is holding a consumer awareness program from 10 AM to 5 PM on Monday, 16-3-09. The programme will take place opposite Ayurveda College. The programme has two parts.
The danger of food adulteration is increasing day by day. All the food items we use every day, such as rice, dhal, spices, oil, tea, etc. are being adulterated and this adulteration is threatening not only our health but even our lives. Simple methods which can be used at home to detect many types of food adulteration will be demonstrated.
Simple methods to test the water we drink for potability will also be shown. Simple and inexpensive methods to render water safe for drinking will be demonstrated. The public is invited to record complaints about any leaking water mains they have come across.
Books on food adulteration and drinking water, food adulteration detection kits and kits which can be used to render water safe for drinking will be available to the public. Other publications of MGP will also be available.
The public should make use of this opportunity.