Survey of compliance with labeling legislation in food containing GMOs in Brazil

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-225

  Branquinho, Maria Regina ^a   Ferreira, Renata T B ^a   Cardarelli Leite, Paola ^a  

^a National Institute for Quality Control in Health   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Food analysis; Food composition; Food products; Food safety; Genetically modified organism (GMO); Labeling; LLP rDNA; Low level presence of recombinant DNA in food; Quantitative analysis; Real time PCR; Roundup Ready soybean; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77950298257     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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