An exploratory study to assess the level of knowledge regarding food adulteration and food adulterant detection among community people and to create awareness by developing and distributing information booklet on food adulteration at Khamtarai, Bilaspur (C.G).

This study was conducted with the objective to formulate structured teaching programme, to assess the pre test and post-test knowledge regarding food adulteration and food adulterant detection, to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme, and to find out the association between pre-test knowledge regarding food adulteration and food adulterant detection selected socio-demographic variables. The study design was an exploratory research design.60 samples of people living in community area who fulfil the inclusive criteria were selected based on random sampling technique, after getting informed consent from the study participant, the structured teaching programme was administered at People of selected area of khamtarai Bilaspur, C.G. The study findings revelled that in pre- test score of the community people had knowledge score good 11(18.3%) were average and 40(66.7%) were poor 9(15%). pre-test mean score was 917(50.94%) and SD is 4.912.