Bhubaneswar: The Department of Food Process Engineering at NIT Rourkela has secured a patent for a groundbreaking innovation titled “Method and System for Detecting and Quantifying Adulteration in Food Stuff.”
The patented technology was developed by Assistant Professor Dr. Sushil Kumar Singh, the late Dr. Poonam Singha, and MTech graduate Rishabh Goyal, NIT Rourkela, said in a post on X.
It introduces an advanced method to identify and quantify food adulteration using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy combined with machine learning, optimized through Bayesian Optimization.
Unlike conventional techniques that merely detect adulterants, this system can predict the extent of adulteration within seconds with high accuracy. The technology addresses computational limitations of existing methods and provides industries with a fast, reliable tool to monitor food quality.
The innovation is expected to play a crucial role in enhancing food safety, enabling manufacturers to detect contaminants and implement corrective measures quickly.
