"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 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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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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Systematic review of clinician awareness of mycotoxin impact in neural tube defects and best practices for pediatric neurosurgeons: implications for public health and policy. Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 04; 35(4):637-644.
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Challenges and Considerations When Balancing the Risks of Contaminants with the Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables for Infants and Toddlers. Nutrients. 2018 Oct 24; 10(11).
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Opportunities and Challenges for Dietary Arsenic Intervention. Environ Health Perspect. 2018 08; 126(8):84503.
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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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Human isolates of Listeria monocytogenes in Sweden during half a century (1958-2010). Epidemiol Infect. 2014 Nov; 142(11):2251-60.
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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.
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Selection of aptamers against Ara h 1 protein for FO-SPR biosensing of peanut allergens in food matrices. Biosens Bioelectron. 2013 May 15; 43:245-51.
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Safety standards in infant nutrition: a United States perspective. Ann Nutr Metab. 2012; 60(3):192-5.