Menace of Food Fraud In Nigeria and It's Implications

الملخص

Food is any substance that nourish the body which required by all human being to provide important nutritional benefits for growth and development. Food fraud is a major problem threatening food security in Nigeria. It's define as the subtitution of food and ingredients with cheaper alternative , adulteration, working with fradulent permit and forging of food labels. It is a practice that has serious implications to both consumers and the businessmen which can lead to food poisoning, foodborne disease, malnutrition, food allergien and reputation damage, fine and banned respectively. This paper present the practice and implications of food fraud to the consumers and the businessmen in Nigeria.