"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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Biomonitoring of nutritional and toxic elements in raw and cooked rice in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study, Bangladesh. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2026 Aug; 321:120436.
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Food and Drug Administration Expert Panel on Infant Formula "Operation Stork Speed" June 2025: Part 2, Regulatory and Safety Considerations. Adv Nutr. 2026 Apr; 17(4):100584.
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Hydrolysis probe assays for the detection of pathogenic Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli: Multi-Country validation study. Food Res Int. 2024 Nov; 196:115105.
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Vis-NIR spectroscopic discriminant analysis of aflatoxin B1 excessive standard in peanut meal as feedstuff materials. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2024 Sep 05; 317:124394.
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Spectral separation degree method for Vis-NIR spectroscopic discriminant analysis of milk powder adulteration. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2023 Nov 15; 301:122975.
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Rice Intake and Emerging Concerns on Arsenic in Rice: a Review of the Human Evidence and Methodologic Challenges. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2019 12; 6(4):361-372.
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Mendelian randomization of inorganic arsenic metabolism as a risk factor for hypertension- and diabetes-related traits among adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) cohort. Int J Epidemiol. 2019 06 01; 48(3):876-886.
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Opportunities and Challenges for Dietary Arsenic Intervention. Environ Health Perspect. 2018 08; 126(8):84503.
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The major Alternaria alternata allergen, Alt a 1: A reliable and specific marker of fungal contamination in citrus fruits. Int J Food Microbiol. 2017 Sep 18; 257:26-30.
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High relative humidity pre-harvest reduces post-harvest proliferation of Salmonella in tomatoes. Food Microbiol. 2017 Sep; 66:55-63.