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Term

food contamination

Term

The presence in food of harmful, unpalatable, or otherwise objectionable foreign substances, e.g. chemicals, microorganisms or diluents, before, during, or after processing or storage.

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Definition source publication

Publication year

2004

Definition source URL

http://www.who.int

Organisation

WHO

Organisation full name

World Health Organization

Subjects

Long definition

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