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The milk should be refrigerated to prevent spoilage.
in the days before refrigeration, spoilage was a constant problem
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By reducing the amount of time that stock has to be held for or the likelihood of spoilage due to overstocking, costs are reduced, and profits go up.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Discard If in Doubt Off smell, unusual texture, and/or visible mold are all signs of spoilage.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Your sense of smell is your best asset to tell if a food has gone bad (if there's no visible spoilage, such as mold).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
Another intern, interested in food spoilage, used AI to track subtle changes in the shape and behavior of small single cell organisms when they are exposed to the harmful bacteria associated with milk spoilage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Oct. 2017
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Discard If in Doubt Off smell, unusual texture, and/or visible mold are all signs of spoilage.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Your sense of smell is your best asset to tell if a food has gone bad (if there's no visible spoilage, such as mold).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
Another intern, interested in food spoilage, used AI to track subtle changes in the shape and behavior of small single cell organisms when they are exposed to the harmful bacteria associated with milk spoilage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Oct. 2017
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“Spoilage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoilage. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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spoilage
noun
spoil·age
ˈspȯi-lij 
: the action of spoiling or the condition of being spoiled
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