Mycotoxin analyses in some home produced eggs in Belgium reveal small contribution to the total daily intake

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 4411-4418

  Tangni, E K ^a   Waegeneers, N ^a   Van Overmeire, I ^b   Goeyens, L ^b   Pussemier, L ^a  

^a VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Chemical contaminants; Eggs; Food safety; Home produced food; Mycotoxin

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; EGGS; FOOD SAFETY; HOME-PRODUCED FOOD; MYCOTOXIN;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

BANDPASS AMPLIFIERS;

ALPHA ZEARALENOL; BETA ZEARALENOL; CITRININ; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

AUTUMN; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; EGG; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SAFETY; METABOLITE; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BELGIUM; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEN; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SPRING; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CHICKENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MYCOTOXINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; SOIL; TRICHOTHECENES;

EID: 67349099189     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.10.060     Document Type: Article

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