Poison on Your Plate: Every Bite Has a Price

What is really on your plate? Every day, millions of people trust the food they eat. Milk, rice, vegetables, spices, cooking oil, fruits, sweets and packaged foods enter our homes with one simple expectation: that they are safe. But behind the appearance of freshness and purity lies a disturbing reality. Food adulteration. Hidden chemicals. Contamination. Deception. Profit. Poison on Your Plate: Every Bite Has a Price takes readers into the hidden world of food adulteration and food fraud. Focusing on India while examining food-safety systems around the world, this book explores how unsafe substances can enter the food chain, why food fraud continues, and how ordinary consumers often remain unaware of what they are consuming. Inside this book, you will discover: - Common forms of food adulteration and contamination- Chemicals and substances associated with unsafe food practices- The possible impact of repeated exposure on human health- Real-life cases and the human cost behind unsafe food- The psychology of greed, deception and normalized corruption- Regulatory failures and the challenges of food enforcement- How India compares with food-safety systems in other countries- The future of food safety, including AI, traceability and citizen activism- Practical ways consumers can become more aware and reduce avoidable risks >They reach the human body. They reach families. They reach the future. The price of food is printed on the bill. But sometimes, the real price is paid much later. Every bite has a price.