Melamine in milk products in China: Examining the factors that led to deliberate use of the contaminant

Food Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 463-470

  Xiu, Changbai ^a   Klein, K K ^b  

^a INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contamination; Dairy; Food safety; Melamine; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; FOOD POLICY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; POLLUTANT;

CHINA;

EID: 77956189666     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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