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Food Contaminant

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-011448

Generally any health-endangering substance inadvertently present in substances used for human consumption. Because on a per weight basis, children eat more than adults, the presence of these substances such as arsenic in rice products are more dangerous to children than to adults.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-011448
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA EV-Chemical Substances-Chemical Roles
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011448",
  "term": "Food Contaminant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Generally any health-endangering substance inadvertently present in substances used for human consumption. Because on a per weight basis, children eat more than adults, the presence of these substances such as arsenic in rice products are more dangerous to children than to adults.",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Chemical Substances-Chemical Roles"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/food-contaminant/"
}

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