economically motivated adulteration

English

Noun

economically motivated adulteration (countable and uncountable, plural economically motivated adulterations)

1. The intentional omission, removal, or substitution of ingredients in products for financial gain without public disclosure.

   Synonym: (initialism) EMA

   • 2012 November 28, Karen Everstine, John Spink, and Shaun Kennedy, University of New Mexico‎^[1]:

     Economically motivated adulteration (EMA) of food, also known as food fraud, is the intentional adulteration of food for financial advantage.

   • 2017 December 5, Food Safety Magazine, Food Safety Magazine‎^[2]:

     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.”

   • 2024 April 18, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Food and Drug Administration‎^[3]:

     Economically motivated adulteration (EMA) occurs when someone intentionally leaves out, takes out, or substitutes a valuable ingredient or part of a food.