Aflatoxins in spices marketed in Portugal

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 315-319

  Martins, Maria Lígia ^a   Martins, Hermínia Marina ^a   Bernardo, Fernando ^b  

^a Laboratorio Nacional de Investigacao Veterinaria   (Portugal)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Spices; Survey

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; NUTMEG OIL;

ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GINGER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARKETING; PEPPER; PORTUGAL; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SPICE;

BRASSICA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CUMINUM CYMINUM; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0035055456     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030120041     Document Type: Article

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