Quantitative risk analysis of aflatoxin toxicity for the consumers of 'kenkey' - A fermented maize product

Food Control

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 149-159

  Nickelsen, L ^a   Jakobsen, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Fermented food; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031161137     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-7135(97)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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