The term 'adulteration' in consumer rights refers to?

Adding illegal charges to prices

Mixing inferior substances into products

Increasing the weight of packages

Offering products at discounted prices

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B. Mixing inferior substances into products

Solution:

Adulteration involves adding inferior substances to products, compromising safety and quality. The other options either describe pricing strategies or not relevant to product integrity.

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