Chemical safety of meat and meat products

Meat Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-48

  Andrée, Sabine ^a   Jira, W ^a   Schwind, K H ^a   Wagner, H ^a   Schwagele F ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feed; FMEA; Inorganic residues; Meat; Meat products; Nitrite; Organic residues; Veterinary drugs

Indexed keywords

DRUG RESIDUE; NITRATE; NITRITE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; VETERINARY DRUG;

ANIMAL; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEAT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DRUG RESIDUES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MEAT; MEAT PRODUCTS; NITRATES; NITRITES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VETERINARY DRUGS;

EID: 77954455385     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.04.020     Document Type: Review

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