Quality and safety assessment of ginseng extracts by determination of the contents of pesticides and metals

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1224-1230

  Durgnat, J M ^a   Heuser, J ^a   Andrey, D ^a   Perrin, Christian ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer; Panax quinquefolius; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FLAVORING AGENT; FOLPET; GINSENG EXTRACT; HEPTACHLOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LEAD; LINDANE; MAGNESIUM; MERCURY; METAL; MOLYBDENUM; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; QUINTOZENE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GINSENG; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

EID: 31344472826     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030500199439     Document Type: Article

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