Decision-making process and overview of recent and future European Union legislation on mycotoxins in food and feed

The Mycotoxin Factbook: Food & Feed Topics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 51-82

  Verstraete, F ^a  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

European union; Feed; Food; Food law; Legislation; Mycotoxins

Indexed keywords

EID: 53049104585     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-587-1     Document Type: Chapter

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