Acrylamide - A case study on risk analysis

Food Control

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1677-1682

  Busk, Leif ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acrylamide; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956413701     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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