Benzene contamination in heat-treated carrot products including baby foods

Open Toxicology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 39-42

  Lachenmeier, Dirk W ^a   Steinbrenner, Natalie ^a   Löbell Behrends, Sigrid ^a   Reusch, Helmut ^a   Kuballa, Thomas ^a  

^a Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Baby food; Benzene; Cancer risk; Carrots; Food contamination

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; CANNED FOOD; CARROT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 79952744080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874340401004010039     Document Type: Article

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