Ochratoxin A in Moroccan foods: Occurrence and legislation

Toxins

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1121-1133

  Zinedine, Abdellah ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D HYGIÈNE   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Food; Legislation; Morocco; Occurrence; Ochratoxin A

Indexed keywords

OCHRATOXIN;

ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; BEVERAGE; BREAD; CEREAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; GENOTOXICITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOROCCO; NUT; OLIVE; REVIEW;

ASPERGILLUS; CEREALS; COFFEE; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MOROCCO; NUTS; OCHRATOXINS; PENICILLIUM; WINE;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 79751513359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins2051121     Document Type: Review

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