Mycotoxins and the pet food industry: Toxicological evidence and risk assessment

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 95-102

  Boermans, Herman J ^a   Leung, Maxwell C K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mycotoxin; Pet food; Risk assessment and safety; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXIN B2; AFLATOXIN G1; AFLATOXIN G2; DIACETOXYSCIRPENOL; FUMONISIN; FUMONISIN B1; FUMONISIN B2; FUMONISIN B3; FUSARIC ACID; MYCOTOXIN; NIVALENOL; OCHRATOXIN; T 2 TOXIN; TRICHOTHECENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MYCOTOXINS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 35748976586     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.07.063     Document Type: Article

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