Contaminants in organically and conventionally produced winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) in Belgium

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 713-720

  Harcz, P ^a   De Temmerman, L ^a   De Voghel, S ^a   Waegeneers, N ^a   Wilmart, O ^b   Vromman, V ^b   Schmit, J F ^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

Belgium; Cereal roducts; Contaminants; Heavy metals; Intake; Mycotoxins; Organic; Pesticides; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHLORPYRIFOS METHYL; DICHLORVOS; HEAVY METAL; INSECTICIDE; LEAD; MERCURY; MYCOTOXIN; PESTICIDE; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BREAD; CEREAL; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DOUGH; FARMING SYSTEM; FLOUR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; GRAIN; HUMAN; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WINTER WHEAT;

BELGIUM; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; METALS, HEAVY; MYCOTOXINS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34447335042     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030601185071     Document Type: Article

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