Intake of ochratoxin A and deoxynivalenol through beer consumption in Belgium

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 910-916

  Harcz, P ^a   Tangni, E K ^a   Wilmart, O ^b   Moons, E ^b   Van Peteghem, C ^c   De Saeger, S ^c   Schneider, Y J ^d   Larondelle, Y ^d   Pussemier, L ^a  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beer; Belgium; Deoxynivalenol; Intake; Mycotoxins; Ochratoxin A; Organic

Indexed keywords

OCHRATOXIN; VOMITOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEER; BELGIUM; CONSUMER; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEER; BELGIUM; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCHRATOXINS; POISONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRICHOTHECENES;

EID: 34447313097     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030701210688     Document Type: Article

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