Method for checking label accuracy in barn and free range eggs

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1421-1426

  Gregory, Neville G ^a   Gepp, Mark J ^b   Babidge, Peter J ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barn; Dust; Eggs; Fraud; Free range; Method; Shell; Ultraviolet; Washing

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244487839     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2152     Document Type: Article

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