adulteration
Tainting with additives
Adulteration is the act of making something impure by adding inferior or harmful substances.
The term applies especially to food, drugs, and other consumables: The adulteration of milk with water was common before regulation.
More broadly, adulteration can mean any corruption or debasement of quality: the adulteration of traditional recipes with cheap ingredients.
Introduction of impurities
- dilutionReduction in concentration
- impuritySubstance degrading another's quality
- melamineNitrogen-rich plastic precursor
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
honey · spices · saffron · olive oil · additives · fillers · bulking · mislabeling
Dishonest abuse of power
- debasementDiminishing worth or purity
- degradationDecline in condition
- taintingPolluting or corrupting
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
contamination · impurity · sullying · defiling · perversion · defilement · bastardization · vitiation
Fraudulent imitation
- dilutionReduction in concentration
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- substandardBelow required quality
- impuritySubstance degrading another's quality
active ingredient · potency · filler · substitution · tampering · regulation · safety · toxicity
Intentional criminal trickery
- misbrandingFalse product identification
- violationBreaking of rules
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
fine · regulation · enforcement · consumer protection · liability · criminal · statute · inspection
contamination
Introduction of impurities
- dilutionReduction in concentration
- impuritySubstance degrading another's quality
- melamineNitrogen-rich plastic precursor
milk · honey · spices · saffron · olive oil · additives · fillers · bulking · mislabeling · counterfeit
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- debasementDiminishing worth or purity
- degradationDecline in condition
- taintingPolluting or corrupting
pollution · contamination · impurity · sullying · defiling · perversion · defilement · bastardization · vitiation · corruption
counterfeit
Fraudulent imitation
- dilutionReduction in concentration
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- substandardBelow required quality
impurity · active ingredient · potency · filler · substitution · tampering · regulation · safety · toxicity · FDA
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- misbrandingFalse product identification
- violationBreaking of rules
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
penalty · fine · regulation · enforcement · consumer protection · liability · criminal · statute · inspection · compliance
- filthdirt, grime, dirty, filthy, muck
- FDA regulationFDA, drug approval, medical devices, prescription drugs, food labeling
- food hazardspathogens, toxins, parasites, viruses, bacteria
- food lawFDA, USDA, labeling, nutrition facts, recall
- health crimeshealth violations, health code violations, disease spreading, poisoning, counterfeit drugs
- drug testingdrug testing, drug test, drug screen, drug screens, drug screening
adulterationpurification
Removal of contaminants
purity · decontamination · pureness · cleaning · cleansing
adulterationauthenticity
Quality of being genuine
genuineness · purity · preservation · integrity · originality