Evaluation of fungal burden and aflatoxin presence in packed medicinal plants treated by gamma radiation

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 932-937

  Aqueno, Simone ^a   Goncalez, Edlayne ^a   Rossi, Maria Helena ^a   De Campos Nogueira, Juliana Hellmeister ^a   Dos Reis, Tatiana Alves ^b   Corrêa, Benedito ^b  

^a INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; FUNGI; MAYTENUS; MAYTENUS ILICIFOLIA; PEUMUS BOLDUS; SENNA; SENNA ALEXANDRINA;

AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FUNGUS; GAMMA RADIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; TIME;

AFLATOXINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FUNGI; GAMMA RAYS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954069685     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-73.5.932     Document Type: Article

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