contamination
noun
con·tam·i·na·tion
kən-ˌta-mə-ˈnā-shən 
1
: a process of contaminating : a state of being contaminated
2
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swimming in the lake is banned until the contamination is identified and neutralized
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The Food and Drug Administration has also said the slivered onions, supplied by food producer Taylor Farms Colorado Springs, are the most likely source of contamination.
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
That plant was cited by the FDA last September for failing to properly investigate bacterial contamination.
—Madison Muller, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service confirmed that the ground beef had been ruled out as a source of the contamination.
—T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
On October 24, the FDA announced a recall of chicken taco kits produced by Sprouts Farmers Markets over potential listeria contamination.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
That plant was cited by the FDA last September for failing to properly investigate bacterial contamination.
—Madison Muller, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service confirmed that the ground beef had been ruled out as a source of the contamination.
—T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
On October 24, the FDA announced a recall of chicken taco kits produced by Sprouts Farmers Markets over potential listeria contamination.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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contamination
noun
con·tam·i·na·tion
kən-ˌtam-ə-ˈnā-shən
1
: a process of contaminating : a state of being contaminated
2
: something that contaminates
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