Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food: Downstream contamination in the food chain caused by honey and pollen

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 325-331

  Kempf, M ^a   Wittig, M ^a   Schonfeld K ^a   Cramer, L ^b   Schreier, P ^a   Beuerle, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Clean up; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Honey; Natural toxicants; Plants; Processed foods; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALKALOIDS; DRUG PRODUCTS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PROCESSING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROCESSED FOODS;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HONEY; NATURAL TOXICANTS; PLANTS; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID; RETRONECINE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; HONEY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENECIO;

FOENICULUM VULGARE; SENECIO VERNALIS;

EID: 79952016617     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2010.521771     Document Type: Article

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