Mycotoxins in two Spanish cheese varieties

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 391-395

  Lopez Diaz T M ^a   Roman Blanco C ^a   Garcia Arias M T ^a   Garcia Fernandez M C ^a   Garcia Lopez M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blue cheese; Mouldy cheese; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN M1; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PATULIN; PENICILLIC ACID; STERIGMATOCYSTIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CHEESE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MOULD; PENICILLIUM; SPAIN;

ASPERGILLUS; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 0030198297     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(96)00957-9     Document Type: Article

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