Small countries and the dioxin scandal: How to control imported food?

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 150-153

  Puntarić, Dinko ^a   Šmit, Zdenko ^a   Bošnir, Jasna ^a   Topolovec, Jasna ^a  

^a Zagreb Institute of Public Health   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Carcinogens; Croatia; Dioxins; Food adulteration; Food analysis; Laboratory techniques and procedures; Mutagens; Teratogens

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BELGIUM; CROATIA; EQUIPMENT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FRANCE; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY;

CROATIA; DIOXINS; EUROPE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS;

EID: 1642602454     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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