0 the act of making food or drugs worse in quality by adding something to them: --
The presence of low levels of melamine in milk is not necessarily due to adulteration.
The adulteration of poultry is considered a serious problem.
Is there any record anywhere of any adulteration in this way?
The amount of adulteration which goes on is a disgrace to our civilisation.
Many of the present provisions have their origin in nineteenth century legislation on the adulteration of food and drugs and on public health.
You bring in every dairyman, and it would give an excuse for dairymen and wholesale providers who may be guilty of adulteration.
They do not prevent the adulteration of milk.
For instance, it refers to seed produced in climatic conditions different from our own and seed which may be used for adulteration.
The trouble only comes in from villainous adulteration, and from the sale of raw spirit while it is still reeking with fusel oil.
Then there is the question of the adulteration of milk by the addition of water or skimmed milk.