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

Last year, the agency declared salmonella an adulterant in one type of poultry: frozen, breaded products such as chicken cordon bleu that are raw, but might be mistaken for cooked.

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

On account of its low cost it is sometimes used as an adulterant of white lead, which is also a heavy white substance.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William