Survey of trace element composition of commercial infant formulas in the nigerian market

Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-171

  Iwegbue, C M A ^a   Nwozo, S O ^b   Overah, L C ^a   Nwajei, G E ^a  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aas; Atomic absorption spectrometry (aas); Canned foods; Exposure; Heavy metals; Infant formulae; Metals analysis; Nutritional

Indexed keywords

AAS; CANNED FOOD; EXPOSURE; INFANT FORMULAE; METALS ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CHROMIUM; COBALT; LEAD; METALS; POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS; VANADIUM; ZINC;

COPPER;

HEAVY METAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMAN; INFANT; NIGERIA;

FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD, PRESERVED; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; METALS, HEAVY; NIGERIA; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 77955726357     PISSN: 19393210     EISSN: 19393229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2010.497502     Document Type: Article

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