"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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Culture of infectious human norovirus isolated from live contaminated oysters. Int J Food Microbiol. 2026 Dec 02; 461:112021.
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Plant Based Biocontrol of Toxigenic Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxin B1 Production in Stored Grains Using Essential Oils. J Oleo Sci. 2026; 75(3):281-293.
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Arsenic in Rice: A Call to Change Feeding Substitution Practices for Pediatric Otolaryngology Patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Jan; 172(1):369-371.
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Monitoring Pathogenic Viable E. coli O157:H7 in Food Matrices Based on the Detection of RNA Using Isothermal Amplification and a Paper-Based Platform. Anal Chem. 2022 02 08; 94(5):2485-2492.
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Contamination of Clams with Human Norovirus and a Novel Hepatitis A Virus in Cameroon. Food Environ Virol. 2020 09; 12(3):274-277.
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Microbiological safety and hygienic quality of camel meat at abattoir and retail houses in Jigjiga city, Ethiopia. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2019 03 31; 13(3):188-194.
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Comparison of quantitative NMR and IRMS for the authentication of 'Polish Vodka'. J Sci Food Agric. 2019 Jan 15; 99(1):263-268.
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Bioaccessibility-corrected risk assessment of urban dietary methylmercury exposure via fish and rice consumption in China. Sci Total Environ. 2018 Jul 15; 630:222-230.
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Water management impacts rice methylmercury and the soil microbiome. Sci Total Environ. 2016 Dec 01; 572:608-617.
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Environmental detection of genogroup I, II, and IV noroviruses by using a generic real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2013 Nov; 79(21):6585-92.