insanitary
adjective
in·san·i·tary
(ˌ)in-ˈsa-nə-ˌter-ē 
: unclean enough to endanger health : contaminated
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In a civil complaint filed Sept. 27 in federal court, authorities allege that Rizo Lopez Foods violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act at the company’s facility in Modesto by manufacturing and distributing food products that have been prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
The company admitted that by January 2021 some employees were aware that the insanitary conditions were causing products to become contaminated.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
Velichko said that he and several fellow volunteer drivers were housed in one of half a dozen insanitary, crowded barracks, which contained about 300 inmates in total.
—Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022
Items ranging from dietary supplements and medication to cosmetics and pet foods may have been exposed to insanitary conditions at Family Dollar's distribution facility in West Memphis, Arkansas, federal officials said in a news release.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 19 Feb. 2022
But not by Roberts, who wrote that the blame for the concentration camps deaths lay with their inmates themselves, and their insanitary habits.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic, 14 Oct. 2021
The code specifies that a building determined by the mayor to be unsafe, insanitary or a public health threat is considered blighted.
—Washington Post, 28 July 2021
Blue Bell also agreed to pay an additional $2.1 million to resolve civil False Claims Act allegations regarding ice cream products manufactured under insanitary conditions and sold to federal facilities, including the military.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 22 Oct. 2020
Agents conducted an inspection of the place and found an additional violation of insanitary conditions.
—Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2020
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
The company admitted that by January 2021 some employees were aware that the insanitary conditions were causing products to become contaminated.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
Velichko said that he and several fellow volunteer drivers were housed in one of half a dozen insanitary, crowded barracks, which contained about 300 inmates in total.
—Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022
Items ranging from dietary supplements and medication to cosmetics and pet foods may have been exposed to insanitary conditions at Family Dollar's distribution facility in West Memphis, Arkansas, federal officials said in a news release.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 19 Feb. 2022
But not by Roberts, who wrote that the blame for the concentration camps deaths lay with their inmates themselves, and their insanitary habits.
—Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic, 14 Oct. 2021
The code specifies that a building determined by the mayor to be unsafe, insanitary or a public health threat is considered blighted.
—Washington Post, 28 July 2021
Blue Bell also agreed to pay an additional $2.1 million to resolve civil False Claims Act allegations regarding ice cream products manufactured under insanitary conditions and sold to federal facilities, including the military.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 22 Oct. 2020
Agents conducted an inspection of the place and found an additional violation of insanitary conditions.
—Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2020
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insanitary
adjective
in·san·i·tary
(ˈ)in-ˈsan-ə-ˌter-ē
: so unclean as to endanger health : unhealthy
Medical Definition
insanitary
adjective
in·san·i·tary
(ˈ)in-ˈsan-ə-ˌter-ē
: unclean enough to endanger health
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