adulteration

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The honour has cast a global spotlight on a fragile cottage industry battling labour shortages, rampant adulteration and dwindling sap supplies.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The pesticide adulteration rate matched that of products from California’s legal market, which mandates screening for 66 pesticides but ignores scores of other compounds The Times found.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

Apimondia - the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Associations - said in a statement that the change was "necessitated by the inability to have honey fully tested for adulteration".

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

The levels of lead in cinnamon used to manufacture those products ranged from 2,270 to 5,110 parts per million, indicating food adulteration.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024

There at least exists no temptation to adulteration or sophistication, or to shoddy work intended to sell but not to last.

From Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women by Various