A versatile splitless injection GC-FID method for the determination of mineral oil paraffins in vegetable oils and dried fruit

Food Control

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1155-1160

  Fiorini, Dennis ^a   Paciaroni, Alberto ^a   Gigli, Flavia ^a   Ballini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dried fruit; Food contamination by mineral oil paraffins; Vegetable oils

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 77950052427     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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