Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Food Contamination

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Contamination, Food
  • Contaminations, Food
  • Food Contaminations
  • Food Adulteration
  • Adulteration, Food
  • Adulterations, Food
  • Food Adulterations

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings analysis, economics, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific food item; contamination by dirt, dust, chemicals & toxic substances, organisms; contamination by microbes: consider FOOD MICROBIOLOGY + specific microbe + specific food item /microbiol; contamination by parasites: consider FOOD PARASITOLOGY + specific parasite + specific food item /parasitol

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  1. J01.576w.423w.850w.730w.500w.249
  2. N06.850w.460.400
  3. N06.850w.601w.500w.249

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Food Contamination. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005506. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005506
  2. Food Contamination. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113574247