cross-contact

noun

The inadvertent transferring of allergens between foods due to the foods being closely in contact with one another.

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Meanings

nouncross-contact (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe inadvertent transferring of allergens between foods due to the foods being closely in contact with one another.

Origin

From cross- + contact.

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APA

cross-contact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-contact

MLA

“cross-contact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-contact. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-contact,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-contact.

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