Investigation of patulin contamination in apple juice sold in retail outlets in Italy and South Africa

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 630-634

  Katerere, D R ^a   Stockenstrom S ^a   Thembo, K M ^a   Balducci, G ^b   Shephard, G S ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apple juice; Liquid chromatography; Mycotoxin; Patulin; Solid phase extraction (SPE)

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN; PATULIN;

APPLE JUICE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; ITALY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLING; SOUTH AFRICA; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

BEVERAGES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; ITALY; MALUS; MUTAGENS; PATULIN; SOUTH AFRICA;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 34548572568     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030601137668     Document Type: Article

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