Current incidence of N-nitrosodimethylamine in beers worldwide

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 807-811

  Baxter, E D ^a   Slaiding, I R ^a   Travers, V ^a  

^a Brewing Research International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beer; Beverages; Nitrosamines

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; WATER;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BEER; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BEER; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INTERNATIONALITY;

EID: 34447300160     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030701278354     Document Type: Article

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