Nanotechnology: Its impact on food safety

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 47-50

  Dingman, Jim ^a  

^a UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

FOOD ADDITIVE; NANOPARTICLE;

CHEMISTRY; EDITORIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SAFETY;

FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SAFETY;

EID: 39549123214     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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