| Descriptor English: | Food Contamination |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Contaminación de Alimentos |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Contaminação de Alimentos |
| Descriptor French: | Contamination des aliments |
| Entry term(s): |
Adulteration, Food Adulterations, Food Contamination, Food Contaminations, Food Food Adulteration Food Adulterations Food Contaminations |
| Tree number(s): |
J01.576.423.850.730.500.249 N06.850.460.400 N06.850.601.500.249 SP4.032.358.495.100 SP6.041.137.133 VS2.001.003.001.005 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005506 |
| Scope note: | 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. |
| Annotation: | coordinate with specific food item; contamination by dirt, dust, chemicals & toxic substances, organisms; contamination by microbes: consider FOOD MICROBIOLOGY + specific microbe + specific food item /microbiol; contamination by parasites: consider FOOD PARASITOLOGY + specific parasite + specific food item /parasitol |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AN analysis EC economics LJ legislation & jurisprudence PC prevention & control SN statistics & numerical data |
| DeCS ID: | 24447 |
| Unique ID: | D005506 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2012/07/03 |
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TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY, AND AGRICULTURE
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]Technology, Industry, and Agriculture -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Nutritional Sciences [SP6]Nutritional Sciences -
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
Health Surveillance of Products [VS2]Health Surveillance of Products
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Food Contamination
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Food Adulteration
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0008676 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Food Contamination |
| Entry term(s) |
Contamination, Food Contaminations, Food Food Contaminations |
| Concept UI |
M0008675 |
| Preferred term | Food Adulteration |
| Entry term(s) |
Adulteration, Food Adulterations, Food Food Adulterations |
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