Nitrosamine formation in processed hams as related to reformulated elastic rubber netting

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 276-278

  Fiddler, Walter ^a   Pensabene, John W ^a   Gates, Robert A ^a   Adam, Roger ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Globe Manufacturing Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Cured meats; Nitrite; Nitrosamines; Rubber

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031926470     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1998.tb15725.x     Document Type: Article

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