Food Contamination
Also known asContamination, Food · Contaminations, Food · Food Contaminations · Food Adulteration · Adulteration, Food · Adulterations, Food · Food Adulterations
Definition
The presence in food of harmful, unpalatable, or otherwise objectionable foreign substances, e.g. chemicals, microorganisms or diluents, before, during, or after processing or storage.
MeSH classification
- J01.576.423.850.730.500.249
- N06.850.460.400
- N06.850.601.500.249
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D005506) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗