A sociological study about the causes and consequences of milk adulteration: A case study of district Faisalabad

Kanwal Asghar; Farkhanda Anjum; Noreen Akhtar; Aqeela Saghir; Muhammad Abbas; Nazar Hussain Khan; Memona Liaqat

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v7nS1.14238

A sociological study about the causes and consequences of milk adulteration

A case study of district Faisalabad

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v7nS1.14238

Authors

Kanwal Asghar
kanwalawan@gmail.com
Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Farkhanda Anjum Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Noreen Akhtar Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Aqeela Saghir Institute of Agri. Extension and Rural Development, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Abbas Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Nazar Hussain Khan Department of Continuing Education, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Memona Liaqat Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Keywords:

sociological study, causes and consequences, milk adulteration

Abstract

Extraordinary nourishing significance of milk as well as comparative lower price related to other diets containing protein made it a particular portion of dietetics amongst the inhabitants around the globe. Conversely, the amplified demand of milk globally made it disposed to gigantic intensities of deceitful actions. It is a highly risky product for falsified deeds for getting economic gains where culprits can intensify nutrition protection threats and reduce nutritious worth by deliberated contamination along with the deficiency of maintenance, negligence in deprived cleanliness circumstances, no refrigeration conveniences. Current study was directed to expose the causes, harmful consequences and solutions for the prevention of this menace. For this purpose, 60 respondents from supply chain conveniently and 150 respondents from consumer chain systematically. Due to adulteration in milk, it became considerably low nutritious levels which also be lethal for community well-being exposed through current milk adulteration outrages which caused risky issues related to socio-economic conditions in addition to psychological and serious health concerns related to stomach, eye sight, cardiac, renal, and lever failure due to hazardous additives used as adulterants in milk.

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Published

11-05-2023

How to Cite

Asghar, K., Anjum, F., Akhtar, N., Saghir, A., Abbas, M., Khan, N. H., & Liaqat, M. (2023). A sociological study about the causes and consequences of milk adulteration: A case study of district Faisalabad. International Journal of Health Sciences, 7(S1), 593–600. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v7nS1.14238

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