perishable food
collocation in Englishmeaningsofperishableandfood
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perishable
adjective
uk/ˈper.ɪ.ʃə.bəl/us/ˈper.ɪ.ʃə.bəl/
Perishable food ...
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food
noun[C or U]
uk/fuːd/us/fuːd/
something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep ...
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(Definition ofperishableandfoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But ought we to allowperishablefoodto travel on railways and go rotten?
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There is great difficulty in describing the quality ofperishablefood.
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Presumably there areperishablefoodsupplies in them.
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No special penalties are provided for refusal to handleperishablefood.
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Does the method apply toperishablefoodlike raspberries and strawberries?
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The union is prepared to moveperishablefoodfrom the ships and its members are to give their wages to charity.
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What is he going to do about lessperishablefood?
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In this case there is no question of it not being aperishablefood.
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Among the articles that are likely to be affected are importedperishablefood, such as fruit, vegetables, butter and meat.
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The problems of the fishing industry will never really be solved so long as fish remains aperishablefood.
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I believe that the loss ofperishablefoodunder those circumstances is an insurable risk.
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I refer to the powers that constables will have to deal withperishablefood.
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Use refrigeration and other appropriate methods to preserveperishablefood.
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Arrangements are now being made forperishablefoodreceived or bought by the auxiliaries to be stored in unit storerooms from which it can be drawn as required.
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To sell fish at the lowest price is utterly unremunerative, but fish being such aperishablefoodit is impossible to do otherwise on certain occasions.
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In the kitchen area was a vast chimney as well as a larder for the preservation ofperishablefooditems.
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Freight not accepted for transport includesperishablefood, alcohol, livestock, household goods, hazardous waste and money.
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