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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. products and commodities
  6. adulterated products
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. products and commodities
  6. adulterated products
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. products and commodities
  6. adulterated products
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. medical sciences
  4. toxicology
  5. products and commodities
  6. adulterated products
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. products and commodities
  3. adulterated products

Preferred term

adulterated products

Type

  • Product

Definition

  • Information Products containing any deleterious substance rendering it injurious to health or products produced using ingredients or processes that are inconsistent with their labels. See Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act Section 402 [21 U.S.C. 342].

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • adulteration

Scope note

  • For products adulterated with inferior or substituted ingredients USE "product authenticity".

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4401

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