Food Contamination

noun a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.

• The farmer sprayed pesticide on the crops to protect them from pests.
• The farmer used pesticide to get rid of those annoying bugs on the plants.
• I heard you can just spray some pesticide on the plants to kill off the pests.
• Sometimes we need to use mental pesticide to rid ourselves of toxic thoughts.

adjective contaminated or polluted in a way that makes something harmful or impure

• The results of the experiment were deemed tainted due to contamination in the lab.
• I heard that the food at that restaurant is tainted, so we should avoid eating there.
• I can't believe she tainted her reputation by spreading those rumors.
• The scandal tainted his legacy, forever casting a shadow over his achievements.