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Have Safe Water: The water you drink should be contamination free, and make sure you are using purified water by purifier or you can use boiled water.

Be Aware: Try to purchase food and vegetables either from organic markets or from farmers; do not purchase food items kept in open.

We should know the identification of adulterants, so various types of methods come into progress based on anatomical/morphological characterization, color, texture, scent, and chemical testing.

The Following are the three basic strategies:

 • By demonstrating the existence of foreign substances;

 • By demonstrating the external appearance of the substance like color;

 • By demonstrating the deviated components from its normal level.

Physical Method: In physical method, we can detect the adulteration by using microscopic and macroscopic visual methods [55–59]. Analysis of food adulteration by using physical methods includes bulk density, solubility, texture, and morphology. Microscopic examination is helpful to detect some powder species, namely, cloves, coriander, and cumin leads to easily detection of extraneous starch present in these powder species.