Chemical pollutants threatening food safety and security: An overview

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 73-117

  Mansour, Sameeh A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chemical contaminants; Deliberate contamination (Terrorist); Food chain; Food safety; Hazard analyses and critical control points (HACCP); Intentional contamination; Melamine adulteration incident

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 79956094765     PISSN: 18746489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1100-6_6     Document Type: Review

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