Sulfites - A food and drug administration review of recalls and reported adverse events

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1806-1811

  Timbo, Babgaleh ^a   Koehler, Kathleen M ^a   Wolyniak, Cecilia ^a   Klontz, Karl C ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 4043101144     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.8.1806     Document Type: Review

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