Fusarium mycotoxin content of UK organic and conventional oats

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1063-1069

  Edwards, S G ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conventional; Deoxynivalenol; HT 2 toxin; Moniliformin; Nivalenol; Organic; T 2 toxin; Trichothecenes; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

DIACETOXYSCIRPENOL; FUSARENON X; HT 2 TOXIN; MONILIFORMIN; MYCOTOXIN; NEOSOLANIOL; NIVALENOL; T 2 TOXIN; VOMITOXIN; ZEARALENONE;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUSARIUM; LEGAL ASPECT; OAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVENA; FUSARIUM;

EID: 70849099958     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030902788953     Document Type: Article

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