adulterant
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If there was about one part of lead to chromium, it was a dead giveaway that the adulterant was being used.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2023
His first step was to declare E. coli O157:H7 an adulterant, making it illegal to sell contaminated ground beef.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
A spokeswoman for the agency told Hemp Industry Daily that CBD is an adulterant that can’t be added to foods and is not a legal nutritional supplement.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2018
Yet, twenty years after Taylor’s landmark E. coli decision, officials at the F.S.I.S. have failed to declare any other food-borne pathogen to be an adulterant in raw meat.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 26, 2015
The leaves of a closely allied plant, Empleurum serratulum, are employed as a substitute or adulterant for buchu.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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