Colour additives in snack foods consumed by primary school children in Hong Kong

Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 148-155

  Lok, Kris Yuet Wan ^a   Chung, Wai Yuen ^b   Benzie, Iris F F ^b   Woo, Jean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Additives; General; Snack products

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; FOOD ADDITIVES;

ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKES; EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITIES; FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONS; GENERAL; HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS; PHOTODIODE ARRAY DETECTIONS; PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN; SNACK PRODUCTS;

COLOR;

FOOD ADDITIVE; FOOD DYE;

CHEMISTRY; CHILD; FAST FOOD; HONG KONG; HUMAN;

CHILD; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD COLORING AGENTS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; SNACKS;

EID: 77955765252     PISSN: 19393210     EISSN: 19393229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2010.509815     Document Type: Article

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