Baseline levels of melamine in food items sold in Canada. I. dairy products and soy-based dairy replacement products

Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 135-139

  Tittlemier, Sheryl A ^a   Lau, Benjamin P Y ^a   Ménard, Cathie ^a   Corrigan, Catherine ^a   Sparling, Melissa ^a   Gaertner, Dean ^a   Cao, Xu Liang ^a   Dabeka, Bob ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Additives; General; Lc ms

Indexed keywords

GENERAL; LC-MS/MS; LC/MS; LOW LEVEL; QUANTIFICATION LIMIT; RETAIL OUTLETS;

DAIRIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESINS;

HEALTH RISKS;

MELAMINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MILK; SOY FOOD; SOYBEAN MILK;

ANIMALS; CANADA; CATTLE; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MILK; SOY FOODS; SOY MILK; TRIAZINES;

EID: 77955756517     PISSN: 19393210     EISSN: 19393229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2010.502654     Document Type: Article

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