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Glossary entry

Deutsch term or phrase:

Geruchsabweichung

Englisch translation:

abnormal odour/ unusual smell

Added to glossary by Olaf Reibedanz
Feb 17, 2004 22:11
21 yrs ago
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Deutsch term

Geruchsabweichung

Deutsch > Englisch Sonstige Kochen/Kulinarisches
Biologische Gefährdung [von Lebensmitteln]: Geruchsabweichung durch mikrobiologischen Verderb
Proposed translations (Englisch)
3 +4 abnormal odour
2 +2 off smell

Proposed translations

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16 Min.
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abnormal odour

maybe something in this direction ...

Buy only those seafoods which are fresh and free from abnormal odour.
http://www.fehd.gov.hk/publications/text/food_hygiene.html

Tainted: Fish that is rancid or has an abnormal odour or flavour
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/ fispoi/manman/fpimip/define.shtml

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Note added at 18 mins (2004-02-17 22:29:33 GMT)
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not only for fish, though:

from cracked jars or with loose or bulging lids; from containers that spurt liquid when opened; or any canned food that has an abnormal odour or appearance
http://www.foodsafetyindia.nic.in/closbot.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger
10 Min.
agree Astrid Schroeder : or maybe abnormal smell - unusal smell
16 Min.
agree roneill
2 Stunden
agree Mario Marcolin : unusual smell
7 Stunden
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+2
12 Min.

off smell

Can't find it in English (you may know the problem) but this term came to mind.

Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Meat Quality ...
... the following attributes: tenderness, juiciness, hardness, intensity smell, meat
smell, subacid smell, rank pig smell, rancid smell, off smell, intensity taste ...
gen.ar.wroc.pl/material/pig1.htm - 6k

[PDF] FSnet 11/21/96 WHAT FOODS TO THROW OUT WHEN POWER IS RESTORED Nov. ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... You're likely to have an off smell before the food is unsafe to eat." Frozen fruit juices should be safe as long as they don't have an off smell. ...
www.maricopa.gov/envsvc/ENVHLTH/NEWS/power.pdf -

<html> <head> </head><body><pre><html> <head> < ...
... &quot;You&#39;re likely to have an off smell before the food is unsafe to eat.&quot; Frozen fruit juices should be safe as long as they don&#39 ...
131.104.232.9/fsnet/1996/11-1996/fs-11-21-96-01.txt - 15k

Farmnote 41/96 : Post-harvest handling of cucumber, lettuce and ...
... The cucumbers must neither be bitter nor have any off-smell and taste. ... They should be clean, free from foreign matter, off-smell or taste. ...
agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/agency/ pubns/farmnote/1996/f04196.htm - 11k

Wine Education Site - Disarming the Snotty Wine Steward
... better. If the smell is strong, send it back. Wet Cardboard is the most common off smell. It is a slightly moldy smell as well. ...
www.wineeducation.org/Stew.html - 11k - 16 Feb 2004

Peer comment(s):

agree Gisela Greenlee : that was the first expression that came to my mind - 0ff-smell
1 Stunde
agree Edith Kelly : off-smell (used for beverages spoiled by the so-called spoilage organisms), in line with off-taste
8 Stunden
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