contaminant
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According to the FDA, it takes action if the agency finds “that the level of a contaminant causes the food to be unsafe.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
“In some ways it’s not a surprise, but the specific contaminant, cyclospora, is more unusual than E. coli and salmonella problems in leafy greens.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
McAfee said he tests every batch of milk that comes out of his milking parlors, and none have been positive for E. coli, salmonella, campylobacter, listeria or any other contaminant that causes human illness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
Bowen also recommended reaching out to specific brands and asking them about contaminant levels in their products.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2025
Avery fiddled with the experiment as only a microbiologist could, growing the bacteria in various cultures, adding beef-heart broth, removing contaminant sugars, and growing the colonies on plates.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The team at CR purchased samples of a variety of lunchbox foods—everything from Takis to oat bars—and tested them for several chemicals that they described as contaminants.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
When munitions are detonated underwater, the blast can spread contaminants through the surrounding environment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The treatments help to force out some of the harmful contaminants in firefighters' bodies, she claims, and can have short-term side effects immediately after treatment.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
She hired a lab that found loads of dangerous contaminants, and a law firm joined her fight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
For instance, people are made up of molecules of water and a few organic contaminants.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing contaminant
