Evaluation of testing capabilities for the determination of melamine in milk through an interlaboratory proficiency test programme during the melamine crisis

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1450-1458

  Chan, M ^a   Lo, C K ^a   Cheng, L S ^a   Cheung, T C ^a   Wong, Y C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Environmental contaminants; Milk; Proficiency testing

Indexed keywords

MELAMINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 70349739361     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030903173627     Document Type: Article

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