insanitary

adjective

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Recent Examples of insanitary Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces. — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025 In a civil complaint filed Sept. 27 in federal court, authorities allege that Rizo Lopez Foods violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act at the company’s facility in Modesto by manufacturing and distributing food products that have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 The company admitted that by January 2021 some employees were aware that the insanitary conditions were causing products to become contaminated. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insanitary
  1. unsanitary
  2. unhygienic
  3. unhealthful
Adjective
  • Animal welfare organizations have long advocated for regulating purebred breeders, due to the many purebred pets that face neglect or abandonment after being bred in unsanitary conditions or for profit, something that Helen Woodward Animal Center echoes.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • In 2021, the FDA warned that some IV and hydration clinics used drug products prepared in unsanitary conditions.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 8 Feb. 2025
Definition of unsanitary
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  • This will help keep unsightly and unhygienic mildew at bay.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Plastic pieces in food may also , especially if the plastic originates from unhygienic sources or is exposed to unsanitary conditions.
    — Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of unhygienic
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  • The unhealthful effects of autocracy remain robust even when accounting for economic differences and when excluding Venezuela and its collapsing health-care system.
    — Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2020
  • However, communities in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains were still experiencing unhealthful air quality, according to the air district.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
Definition of unhealthful

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“Insanitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insanitary. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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