Co-contamination of aflatoxin B1 and fumonisin B1 in food and human dietary exposure in three areas of China

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 461-470

  Sun, G ^a,b   Wang, S ^b   Hu, X ^c   Su, J ^d   Zhang, Y ^b   Xie, Y ^b   Zhang, H ^b   Tang, L ^a   Wang, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Center for Disease Control Chunzhou Branch   (China)

^d Guangxi Cancer Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Cereals and grain; Exposure assessment; Fumonisins; High performance liquid chromatography; Immunoassays; Mycotoxins; Peanuts; Rice; Trace elements (toxic)

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; DISEASES; FOOD SUPPLY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NUTRITION; OILS AND FATS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CEREALS AND GRAINS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FUMONISINS; IMMUNOASSAYS; MYCOTOXINS; PEANUTS; RICE; TRACE ELEMENTS (TOXIC);

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

AFLATOXIN B1; FUMONISIN B1;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHINA; CORN; DIETARY INTAKE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; RURAL AREA; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952855942     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2010.544678     Document Type: Article

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