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FOREIGN MATTER [3 records]

Record 1 2010-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Safety
DEF

Matter or material not usually associated with the product.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salubrité alimentaire
DEF

Corps ou matière qui n’est pas normalement associé au produit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inocuidad Alimentaria
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Record 2 2000-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Water Distribution (Water Supply)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Distribution de l'eau
DEF

[Tout] objet solide trouvé dans les conduites (morceaux de bois, outils, pierres, segments de conduites tombés de zones fissurées, etc.)

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

... any of the matter, foreign or otherwise, that affects cotton as to quality or grade.

CONT

Foreign waste: Thread waste or lint that is twisted in the yarn or woven in the fabric. If such foreign matter is of a different fiber, it may dye differently and thus show plainly.

OBS

foreign matter: Term standardized by AFNOR.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Corps étranger : Matière étrangère, autre que la fibre textile, ou matière de même nature mais ayant un comportement différent, se trouvant accidentellement incorporée dans le tissu.

CONT

Bien entendu, des matières étrangères peuvent être incorporées dans un tricot parce que déjà incluses dans le fil au cours des opérations telles que la filature ou le bobinage.

OBS

corps étranger : Terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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