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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. food science
  3. food safety
  4. food contamination
  1. Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
  2. food science
  3. food safety
  4. food contamination

Preferred term

food contamination

Type

  • Product

Broader concept

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Synonyms

  • chemical contamination of food
  • contaminants in food
  • contaminated food
  • food contaminants
  • food toxicology
  • radioactive contamination of food

Scope note

  • Use for the chemical, physical or biological contamination of food; For the overall process of protection against intentional contamination of the food supply USE food defense.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4404

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