Mycotoxins: Food safety management implications

Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops and Foods

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-159

  Alldrick, Anton J ^a   van Egmond, Hans P ^b   Solfrizzo, Michele ^c  

^a CAMPDEN BRI   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analysis; Legislation; Mycotoxin

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

EID: 70350342881     PISSN: 17578361     EISSN: 1757837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-837X.2009.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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