Optimising sorting and washing of home-grown maize to reduce fumonisin contamination under laboratory-controlled conditions

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 396-400

  van der Westhuizen, L ^a   Shephard, G S ^a   Rheeder, J P ^a   Burger, H M ^a   Gelderblom, W C A ^a,b   Wild, C P ^c   Gong, Y Y ^d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fumonisin; Home grown maize; Reduction; Sorting; Washing

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649868196     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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