Chloropropanols levels in foodstuffs marketed in Hong Kong

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 569-573

  Chung, Stephen W C ^a   Kwong, K P ^a   Yau, Joan C W ^a   Wong, Anna M C ^a   Xiao, Y ^a,b  

^a Food and Environmental Hygiene Department   (Hong Kong)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

1; 3 DCP; 3 MCPD; Foodstuff; GC MS; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

EID: 49649123488     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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