How "white" was the mineral oil in the contaminated Ukrainian sunflower oils?

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-319

  Biedermann, Maurus ^a   Grob, Koni ^a  

^a Official Food Control Authority of the Canton of Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mineral aromatic hydrocarbons; Mineral oil in Ukrainian sunflower oil; On line LC GC; White food grade paraffin oil

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 67649267454     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200900007     Document Type: Article

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