Food Safety Terminology

verb to make something impure or polluted by contact or mixture with something unclean or harmful

• The factory's waste disposal practices led to the contamination of the nearby river.
• Don't contaminate the kitchen counters with raw meat juices.
• I accidentally contaminated my phone with water when it fell in the toilet.
• Negative thoughts can contaminate your mind if you don't practice mindfulness.

noun food that has spoiled or become unfit for consumption

• Proper storage techniques can help prevent spoilage of perishable goods.
• Don't leave that food out too long or it'll spoil.
• I hate when my groceries go bad because of spoilage.
• His negative attitude towards life was like spoilage on a fresh outlook.

adjective describing a state of being free from contamination or pollution

• The water from the mountain spring is completely uncontaminated.
• I prefer to drink uncontaminated water straight from the source.
• Dude, this place serves the most uncontaminated sushi in town.
• Her mind was like an uncontaminated garden, free from negative thoughts.