Mysore Grahakara Parishat recently conducted a lecture-demonstration on
food adulteration detection at the following places:
Government Higher Primary School, Bhagamandala, Government Higher Primary School, Murnadu, Government High School, Napoklu, Morarji Residential School, Basavanahalli, Government High School, Kodagarahalli, Rotary High School, Kushalanagar, Government Higher Primary School, Hakattur, K.Puttaswamy P.U. College, Vijayanagar, Government High School, Hinkal, Government High School Nizamia, Lashkar Mohalla, Chinmaya Vidyalaya P.U. College, Jayalakshmipuram and Gopalaswamy P.U. College, Nanju Malige.
Under the direction of C.V. Nagaraj (formerly Senior Chemist, Regional
Agmark Laboratory, Bangalore), students themselves conducted simple
tests to detect adulteration in various food items. C.V. Nagaraj also
spoke about the harmful effects of various types of adulteration and on
the laws that exist in India against food adulteration. Prof. S.K.
Ananda Thirtha and D.V. Dayanand Sagar assisted.
Associations interested in arranging such lecture-demos can contact C.V.Nagaraj (Ph: 2521640).