"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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2018 | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| 2019 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Contamination" by people in Profiles.
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Origins of SARS-CoV-2: window is closing for key scientific studies. Nature. 2021 08; 596(7873):482-485.
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Viruses in fermented foods: are they good or bad? Two sides of the same coin. Food Microbiol. 2021 Sep; 98:103794.
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Where did COVID come from? Five mysteries that remain. Nature. 2021 03; 591(7849):188-189.
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Examining the persistence of human Coronavirus 229E on fresh produce. Food Microbiol. 2021 Sep; 98:103780.
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'Major stones unturned': COVID origin search must continue after WHO report, say scientists. Nature. 2021 02; 590(7846):371-372.
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Stability of SARS-CoV-2 on Produce following a Low-Dose Aerosol Exposure. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 11; 103(5):2024-2025.
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Electrocardiographic findings of methanol toxicity: a cross-sectional study of 356 cases in Iran. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020 09 14; 20(1):415.
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Alcohol intake in an attempt to fight COVID-19: A medical myth in Iran. Alcohol. 2020 11; 88:29-32.
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COVID-19 pandemic underlines the need to build resilience in commercial restaurants' food safety. Food Res Int. 2020 10; 136:109472.
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Low Cost Homemade System to Disinfect Food Items from SARS-CoV-2. J Med Syst. 2020 May 30; 44(7):126.