Investigation of ethyl carbamate levels in some fermented foods and alcoholic beverages

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 383-389

  Dennis, M J ^a   Key, P E ^a   Pointer, M ^a   Massey, R C ^a   Howarth, N ^b  

^a Food Science Division ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b WESSEX WATER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcoholic beverages; Ethyl carbamate; Fermented foods; Urethane

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; URETHAN;

FOOD; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; URETHANE;

EID: 0024512242     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652038909373794     Document Type: Article

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