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Food is indispensable for humans for their growth and survival. However, the food which is being consumed nowadays is adulterated. Food adulteration is the act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of some valuable ingredient. In 2020 adulteration of food increased due to panic demand of the consumers, as lockdown was imposed people started buying foods in large quantity which resulted into food being adulterated. Food adulteration leads to various health problems, as it is very toxic for the human body. Food adulteration leads to various diseases such as liver disorder, diarrhea, food poising, cancer etc. Lack of nutrition is also one of the impacts of food adulteration as the food is being mixed with substances, for example, water is mixed with milk, artificial color and sugar is being added to fruits. As the impurity in food has increased it has affected the growth of people and resulted in various diseases, even the food of infants is being adulterated which can impact their growth and development. Adulteration not only affects the economy but also the health of millions, even with the enactment of various acts food adulteration is still a big issue in India. In these past few years India has modernized its laws regarding food, as earlier there were 8 different acts for different types of food but by 2006 The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 was introduced to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. This paper puts an idea about how food laws were modernized in India and it also provides an overview.