adulteration

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Recent Examples of adulteration Figueroa pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States; destruction, alteration, falsification of records in a federal investigation; obstruction of departments or agencies; and adulteration or misbranding of food and drugs. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 The pesticide adulteration rate matched that of products from California’s legal market, which mandates screening for 66 pesticides but ignores scores of other compounds The Times found. Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Ortiz was found guilty on four counts of tampering with consumer products resulting in serious bodily injury, one count of tampering with a consumer product and five counts of intentional adulteration of a drug, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024 Earlier this year, after an eight-day trial and seven hours of deliberation, a jury convicted Ortiz of four counts of tampering with consumer products resulting in serious bodily injury, one count of tampering with a consumer product and five counts of intentional adulteration of a drug. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for adulteration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulteration
Noun
  • Lithium batteries, other toxic material elevate risk Rahn pointed to lithium batteries in electric vehicles as a new source of contamination, which historically wasn’t a major concern.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And if there's a bite mark, chances are some contamination has happened because animals can carry bacteria and parasites in their saliva.
    Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But some scientists, while endorsing the need to drastically reduce planet-heating pollution, warned against cutting off research into polar geoengineering.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The strategy focuses on five pillars, including climate action, and a long-term goal to eliminate the discharge of hazardous chemicals, preventing wastewater and air pollution, and enabling the recovery of water and chemistry across the supply chain.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Adulteration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulteration. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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