Ochratoxin A levels in foodstuffs marketed in Hong Kong

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 756-761

  Chung, Stephen Wai cheung ^a   Kwong, Ka Ping ^a   Tang, Anna S P ^a   Yeung, Samuel T K ^a  

^a Centre for Food Safety   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

European Union ochratoxin regulations; Food analysis; Food composition; Food contamination; Foodstuff; Hong Kong foodstuffs; Immunoaffinity column; LC MS MS; Ochratoxin A; Toxicity level

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350392800     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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