Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in honey: Risk analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1193-1200

  Kempf, Michael ^a   Beuerle, Till ^b   Bühringer, Manuela ^a   Denner, Martina ^a   Trost, Daniela ^a   Von Der Ohe, Katharina ^c   Bhavanam, Vijaya B R ^b   Schreier, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c Institut für Bienenkunde   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food safety; GC MS analysis; Honey; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids; Pyrrolizidine N oxides

Indexed keywords

PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID;

ARTICLE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HONEY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FOOD CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HONEY; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

SENECIO; SENECIO VERNALIS;

EID: 54549111604     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200800051     Document Type: Article

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