Lead, cadmium and aluminum in Canadian infant formulae, oral electrolytes and glucose solutions

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 744-753

  Dabeka, Robert ^a   Fouquet, Andre ^b   Belisle, Stephane ^b   Turcotte, Stephane ^b  

^a FOOD RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

^b Health Canada and World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Standardization and Evaluation of Biologicals   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Heavy metals, cadmium; Infant formulae; Lead

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; DAIRIES; ELECTROLYTES; FOOD STORAGE; GLASS; GLUCOSE; IRON; LEAD; MANUFACTURE;

AL-CONCENTRATION; ALUMINUM (AL); CADMIUMS (CD); CASEIN HYDROLYSATE; CONCENTRATED LIQUIDS; GLUCOSE SOLUTION; INFANT FORMULAE; PB CONCENTRATION;

GLASS BOTTLES;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOSE; LEAD;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CANADA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SOYBEAN MILK;

EID: 79958039242     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2011.571795     Document Type: Article

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