Occurrence and legislation of mycotoxins in food and feed from Morocco

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-344

  Zinedine, Abdellah ^a   Mañes, Jordi ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D HYGIÈNE   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Feed; Food; Morocco; Mycotoxin; Presence; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; FUSARIUM; OLEACEAE; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 54949120946     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2008.07.002     Document Type: Review

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