"Food Contamination" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D005506
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.576.423.850.730.500.249 N06.850.460.400 N06.850.601.500.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Food Contamination- Food Contamination
- Contamination, Food
- Contaminations, Food
- Food Contaminations
Food Adulteration- Food Adulteration
- Adulteration, Food
- Adulterations, Food
- Food Adulterations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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Huff A, Plover C, Okatch H, George B. Epidemiology of Ciguatoxin Poisoning Outbreaks in the United States Between 2001 and 2021. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2025 07; 22(7):445-451.
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Gammoh S, Alu'datt MH, Alhamad MN, Rababah T, Ammari ZA, Tranchant CC, Talafha W, AlRosan M. Analysis of Triphenylmethane Dye Residues and their Leuco-Forms in Frozen Fish by LC-MS/MS, Fish Microbial Quality, and Effect of Immersion in Whole Milk on Dye Removal. J Food Sci. 2019 Feb; 84(2):370-380.
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Joelsson AC, Brown AS, Puri A, Keough MP, Gaudioso ZE, Siciliano NA, Snook AE. Comparative Evaluation of Veriflow? Listeria monocytogenes to USDA and AOAC Culture Based Methods for the Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in Food. J AOAC Int. 2015 Sep-Oct; 98(5):1325-34.
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Gilmore T, O'Malley GF, Lau WB, Vann DR, Bromberg A, Martin A, Gibbons A, Rimmer E. A comparison of the prevalence of lead-contaminated imported Chinese ceramic dinnerware purchased inside versus outside Philadelphia's Chinatown. J Med Toxicol. 2013 Mar; 9(1):16-20.
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Callicott KA, Hargard?ttir H, Georgsson F, Reiersen J, Frigriksd?ttir V, Gunnarsson E, Michel P, Bisaillon JR, Kristinsson KG, Briem H, Hiett KL, Needleman DS, Stern NJ. Broiler Campylobacter contamination and human campylobacteriosis in Iceland. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 Nov; 74(21):6483-94.
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Weis P, Ashley JT. Contaminants in fish of the Hackensack Meadowlands, New Jersey: size, sex, and seasonal relationships as related to health risks. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2007 Jan; 52(1):80-9.
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Sass DA, Carter W, Martin JA, McGrath K. Staple impaction in cervical esophagus. Gastrointest Endosc. 2003 Oct; 58(4):573.
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Philp JR, Hamilton TP, Albert TJ, Stone RS, Pait CF. Infectious hepatitis outbreak with mai tai as the vehicle of transmission. Am J Epidemiol. 1973 Jan; 97(1):50-4.