The presence in food of harmful, unpalatable, or otherwise objectionable foreign substances, e.g. chemicals, microorganisms or diluents, before, during, or after processing or storage.

The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in food and food products. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms: the presence of various non-pathogenic bacteria and fungi in cheeses and wines, for example, is included in this concept.

Any substances taken in by the body that provide nourishment.

The presence of an infectious agent on instruments, prostheses, or other inanimate articles.

The presence of organisms, or any foreign material that makes a drug preparation impure.

The production and movement of food items from point of origin to use or consumption.

The presence of DNA from a source foreign to the sample being analysed.

Measurement and evaluation of the components of substances to be taken as FOOD.

Use of written, printed, or graphic materials upon or accompanying a food or its container or wrapper. The concept includes ingredients, NUTRITIONAL VALUE, directions, warnings, and other relevant information.

The selection of one food over another.

Any aspect of the operations in the preparation, processing, transport, storage, packaging, wrapping, exposure for sale, service, or delivery of food.

The industry concerned with processing, preparing, preserving, distributing, and serving of foods and beverages.

Acquired or learned food preferences.

Activities involved in ensuring the safety of FOOD including avoidance of bacterial and other contamination.

The state of the PENIS when the erectile tissue becomes filled or swollen (tumid) with BLOOD and causes the penis to become rigid and elevated. It is a complex process involving CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; HORMONES; SMOOTH MUSCLES; and vascular functions.

Penal institutions, or places of confinement for war prisoners.

The inability in the male to have a PENILE ERECTION due to psychological or organ dysfunction.

The external reproductive organ of males. It is composed of a mass of erectile tissue enclosed in three cylindrical fibrous compartments. Two of the three compartments, the corpus cavernosa, are placed side-by-side along the upper part of the organ. The third compartment below, the corpus spongiosum, houses the urethra.

Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Foods made from SOYBEANS. Health benefits are ascribed to the high levels of DIETARY PROTEINS and ISOFLAVONES.