economically motivated adulteration
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English
49
Scrabble Score
33
Letters
11
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The intentional omission, removal, or substitution of ingredients in products for financial gain without public disclosure.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Economically motivated adulteration (EMA) of food, also known as food fraud, is the intentional adulteration of food for financial advantage."
- "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has defined economically motivated adulteration (EMA) as the “fraudulent, intentional substitution or addition of a substance in a product for the purpose of increasing the apparent value of the product or reducing the cost of its production, i.e., for economic gain.”"
- "Economically motivated adulteration (EMA) occurs when someone intentionally leaves out, takes out, or substitutes a valuable ingredient or part of a food."