adulteration

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In some of the "soluble cocoas," the adulteration was as high as 65 per cent., potato starch in one case forming 50 per cent.

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  1. The act of adulterating, or the state of being adulterated or debased by admixture with something else, generally of inferior quality; the use, in the production of any professedly genuine article, of ingredients which are cheaper and of an inferior quality, or which are not considered so desirable by the consumer as other or genuine ingredients for which they are substituted. In commerce, there are several kinds of adulteration: conventional, to suit the taste and demands of the public; fraudulent, for deceptive and gainful purposes; and accidental or unintentional adulteration, arising from carelessness in the preparation of the staple or commodity at the place of growth or shipment. Simmonds, Com. Dict.
  2. The product or result of the act of adulterating; that which is adulterated.

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  • * Hazard analysis and preventive controls: Requires all facilities to have in place preventive plans to address identified hazards and prevent adulteration, and gives FDA access to these plans and relevant documentation. —  Hawaii Reporter
  • Dark accusations of adulteration were all around Montalcino —  The Pour
  • Dark accusations of adulteration were all around Montalcino column in tomorrow's newspaper is about whether or not it is legal, safe and desirable to give my two teenage sons small portions of wine at the dinner table. —  The Pour
  • Planter by talented Korean designers minkyung an and Mi-hwa Chang is the perfect answer to the problems of environment pollution and food adulteration which is escalating day by day. —  Hometone
  • No matter how clever Wall Street is at its methods of "adulteration," its founder still makes his presence felt - and his name is Greed. —  The Moderate Voice
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  1. from Latin adulteratio(n-), adulteration, sophistication, from adulterare: see adulterate, v.
 

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