become contaminated

The product “appears to have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated,” the FDA wrote in its announcement.

Alcoholic drinks can become contaminated with methanol if they are manufactured poorly.

No one has become ill in connection with the affected products, according to the recall, but an issue with the easy-open pull tabs may cause the cans to leak over time or become contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria that causes botulism.

Fresh produce may also become contaminated during packaging, preparation or storage.

According to a defense motion seeking to dismiss the case, Woods found male DNA in a sample of Sloat-White’s blood taken during an autopsy — an indication that the sample had become contaminated possibly when it was taken or by a machine used to test it in the CBI crime laboratory.