Adulteration, the act of mixing of an inferior and sometimes harmful material with food or drink usually renders it unfit for human consumption thereby leading to serious health injury. Tea is one of the most preferred beverages worldwide. Unfortunately, it is being adulterated both intentionally as well as unintentionally with certain harmful chemicals like artificial colour, azo dyes, coal tar dye and many more. The present study was carried out to access the consumer knowledge on tea adulteration. 150 housewives residing in Kolkata were selected and a survey was performed using a Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) questionnaire. The results obtained from the survey represented the present knowledge of people about food adulteration including tea and their practice and attitude towards it. The overall study indicated that people, in general displayed a lack of knowledge about tea adulteration. Moreover, they were less enthusiastic to prevent tea adulteration by creating awareness among common people. The current study therefore attempts to access the level of knowledge, attitude and practice towards adulteration in addition to generating awareness about the same.