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
Department of Agriculture rules would declare salmonella an adulterant - a contaminant that can cause food-borne illness - in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
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
Strictly, therefore, this substance is not an adulterant, inasmuch as it is not a substitute in any sense for flour.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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