Influence of post-harvest processing on ochratoxin A content in cocoa and on consumer exposure in Cameroon

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-146

  Mounjouenpou, P ^a   Gueule, D ^b   Ntoupka, M ^a   Durand, N ^b   Fontana Tachon, A ^b   Guyot, B ^b   Guiraud, J P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

chocolate; cocoa pods; consumption; ochratoxin A; prevention

Indexed keywords

OCHRATOXIN;

ARTICLE; BEAN; CACAO; CAMEROON; CONSUMER; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; HARVEST; POD; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; STORAGE;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 79955071961     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2010.1255     Document Type: Article

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