Statistical modelling as an aid to the design of retail sampling plans for mycotoxins in food

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-92

  Macarthur, Roy ^a   Macdonald, Susan ^a   Brereton, Paul ^a   Murray, Alistair ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Measurement; Mycotoxins; Ochratoxin A; Sampling; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; PISTACHIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AFLATOXIN B1; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MYCOTOXINS; OCHRATOXINS; PISTACIA;

PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 30844456581     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030500306927     Document Type: Article

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