A food testing device for testing for the presence of harmful contaminants
in a food sample, includes a vessel adapted for holding a liquefied food
sample, a liquefier operatively associated with the vessel for converting
an unliquefied food sample into a liquefied food sample, at least one
test assay dispensable from the device, wherein the test assay includes
at least one assay reagent having an affinity for at least one harmful
contaminant, and capable of both detecting the presence of the harmful
contaminant in the liquefied food sample, and producing a visual cue upon
recognition of the harmful contaminant; and a radiation detector disposed
proximately to the vessel for indicating the presence of ionizing
radiation in the food sample at amounts exceeding normal background
levels to detect the presence of a radioactive agent as the harmful
contaminant.