Simple field methods for detection of adulteration without laboratory equipment are based on taste, viscosity (most adulterated honey is thinner, but so is honey with a high moisture content) or its solubility in cold water (see Figure 2.14).
"We may have to say at some stage that taking heavily adulterated cocaine is more physically harmful to the user than taking cocaine that's less adulterated," a senior SOCA official says.
And, he pointed out, the adulterated spaghetti is served to Seb's friends (who question him on the secret ingredient in the delicious new sauce) and later causes his girlfriend to leave him temporarily.
Note that pure or adulterated honey is also sold in creamed (evenly crystallized) form or solid honeycomb form.
The adulterated milk was then resold to large companies like Sanlu.
Both 1 min and 20 min data for the adulterated samples are consistent regarding the relative magnitude of measured S reading.
Fang Shijun, who has monitored the melamine problem for several years, says he believes that the adulterated products are being supplied only by small operators, which abound in China.
At least 350 bags of the adulterated medications were delivered to patients in the sprawling UCLA Health system, which includes Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, the records show.
As in the present outbreak, the adulterated product was supplied preservative-free (preservatives are omitted to avoid potential toxicity to nerves) by a compounding pharmacy which failed to institute adequate controls to ensure sterility.
