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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.
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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
Velichko said that he and several fellow volunteer drivers were housed in one of half a dozen insanitary, crowded barracks, which contained about 300 inmates in total.
—Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022
Items ranging from dietary supplements and medication to cosmetics and pet foods may have been exposed to insanitary conditions at Family Dollar's distribution facility in West Memphis, Arkansas, federal officials said in a news release.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 19 Feb. 2022
But not by Roberts, who wrote that the blame for the concentration camps deaths lay with their inmates themselves, and their insanitary habits.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic, 14 Oct. 2021
The code specifies that a building determined by the mayor to be unsafe, insanitary or a public health threat is considered blighted.
—Washington Post, 28 July 2021
Blue Bell also agreed to pay an additional $2.1 million to resolve civil False Claims Act allegations regarding ice cream products manufactured under insanitary conditions and sold to federal facilities, including the military.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 22 Oct. 2020
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
Velichko said that he and several fellow volunteer drivers were housed in one of half a dozen insanitary, crowded barracks, which contained about 300 inmates in total.
—Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022
Items ranging from dietary supplements and medication to cosmetics and pet foods may have been exposed to insanitary conditions at Family Dollar's distribution facility in West Memphis, Arkansas, federal officials said in a news release.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 19 Feb. 2022
But not by Roberts, who wrote that the blame for the concentration camps deaths lay with their inmates themselves, and their insanitary habits.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic, 14 Oct. 2021
The code specifies that a building determined by the mayor to be unsafe, insanitary or a public health threat is considered blighted.
—Washington Post, 28 July 2021
Blue Bell also agreed to pay an additional $2.1 million to resolve civil False Claims Act allegations regarding ice cream products manufactured under insanitary conditions and sold to federal facilities, including the military.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 22 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insanitary
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Many of Cincinnati's migrants lived in unsanitary, overcrowded tenements that were badly neglected by landlords.—
Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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In the early 1900s, journalism, the muckrakers, became highly influential, raising awareness about many social ills, including child labor, unsafe working conditions and unsanitary food processing.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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In recent months, the Krome facility has been plagued with complaints about unhygienic conditions and overcrowding that has left many detainees sleeping on the floors.—
Churchill Ndonwie,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Walking barefoot or in socks to the restroom is unhygienic and often regretted due to potential exposure to germs.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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The change comes amid concerns about fireworks causing unhealthful air.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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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
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“Insanitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insanitary. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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