Aflatoxin determination in commonly consumed foods in Tunisia

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2347-2351

  Ghali, Ridha ^a   Khlifa, Karima H ^a   Ghorbel, Hayat ^a   Maaroufi, Khira ^b   Hedilli, Abderrazak ^a  

^a Centre of Urgent Medical Aid of Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; HPLC; Immunoaffinity clean up; Tunisian foods

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; NUT; SORGHUM; SPICE; TUNISIA;

AFLATOXINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIET; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NUTS; SORGHUM; SPICES; TUNISIA;

EID: 78650709118     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4069     Document Type: Article

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