Mycotoxins in food products available in Qatar

Food Control

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 543-548

  Abdulkadar, A H W ^a   Al Ali, Abdulla A ^a   Al Kildi, Afrah M ^a   Al Jedah, Jassim H ^a  

^a Ministry of Health   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CEREAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARKET; NONHUMAN; NUT; QATAR; SPICE;

EID: 3042675154     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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