food contaminant is a harmful chemical or microorganism present in food, which can cause illness to the consumer. The impact of chemical contaminants...

whether the contaminant is a solid or a liquid, as well as the variance of environment the contaminant is found to be in. A contaminant may even be more...

Typical substances that are adulterated include but are not limited to food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, fuel, or other chemicals, that compromise the...

environmental contaminants, food ingredients (such as iodine), heavy metals, mycotoxins, natural toxins, improper storage, processing contaminants, and veterinary...

An assay is an investigative (analytic) procedure in laboratory medicine, mining, pharmacology, environmental biology and molecular biology for qualitatively...

as a performance-enhancing drug. One issue is that clenbuterol is a food contaminant in some countries; doping control must distinguish between accidental...

chemical industry for a variety of applications, while also being a known food contaminant and a possible pathogen to humans. Aspergillus oryzae and A. sojae...

Barrett, J. R. (2011-10-03). "Aflatoxin Exposure after Weaning: Solid Food Contaminant Impairs Growth". Environmental Health Perspectives. 112 (13): A759...

has attracted notoreity as a food contaminant. Together with the 3-MCPD, it is one of two chloropropanols food contaminants. It is suspected to be carcinogenic...

differ only slightly in terms of food quality and safety, with farmed salmon having lower content of environmental contaminants, and wild salmon having higher...

foodborne illness caused by chemicals, see Food contaminants. "Chemicals, Metals & Pesticides in Food". Food and Drug Administration. 2021. "Reducing the...

dust or soil directly Ingesting food or vegetables grown in contaminated soil or with foods in contact with contaminants Skin contact with dust or soil...

Physical contaminants (or 'foreign bodies') are objects such as hair, plant stalks or pieces of plastic and metal. When a foreign object enters food, it is...

problem. The Food Defect Action Levels states that these contaminants "pose no inherent hazard to health". Home stored product entomology Food safety Insects...

high-salt diet is linked to gastric cancer. Aflatoxin B1, a frequent food contaminant, causes liver cancer. Betel nut chewing can cause oral cancer. National...

intake increases risk of colorectal cancer. Aflatoxin B1, a frequent food contaminant, increases risk of liver cancer, while drinking coffee is associated...

Maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) are standards that are set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for drinking water quality. An...

vegetables such as grapes, apricots, onions, and peanuts, and is a common contaminant of food. It is ubiquitous in soil and is commonly found in indoor environments...

nations would be different, the food safe symbol generally assures that: The container surface is free of any toxic contaminants which could be contacted from...

compound has attracted notoreity as the most common member of chemical food contaminants known as chloropropanols. It is suspected to be carcinogenic in humans...

Food sampling is a process used to check that a food is safe and that it does not contain harmful contaminants, or that it contains only permitted additives...

jail term, if found guilty. Noodles in the 2007 Vietnam food scare also had the same contaminant, and the chemical preservative had also definitely been...

tertiary consumers. Food chains are vital in ecotoxicology studies, which trace the pathways and biomagnification of environmental contaminants. It is also necessary...

May 12, 2017. EFSA Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) (October 28, 2009). "Scientific Opinion on Arsenic in Food". EFSA Journal. 7 (10): 1351...

The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, also known as the Wiley Act and Dr. Wiley's Law, was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws...

Techniques) and nonenforceable health goals (Maximum Contaminant Level Goals, or MCLGs) for each included contaminant. As of 2019 EPA has issued 88 standards for...

these foods, although that does not apply to all ultra-processed foods. Other potential explanations are the presence of contaminants, certain food additives...

Additives and Contaminants is responsible for working out recommendations for the application of food additives: the General Standard for Food Additives....

in an effort to better understand contaminants in food and to regulate these impurities. Many laws regarding food safety in the United States have been...

younger ring seals, and often using the older ones for dog food. Contaminants in country foods are a public health concern in Northern Canada; volunteers...