A survey of total hydrocyanic acid content in ready-to-eat cassava-based chips obtained in the Australian market in 2008

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 980-985

  Miles, David ^a   Jansson, Edward ^a   Mai, My Chi ^b   Azer, Mounir ^d   Day, Peter ^a   Shadbolt, Craig ^a   Stitt, Victoria ^a   Kiermeier, Andreas ^c   Szabo, Elizabeth ^a  

^a New South Wales Food Authority   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Formerly with Division of Analytical Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN CYANIDE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASSAVA; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; LAW; METHODOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MANIHOT;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 79958099603     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-557     Document Type: Article

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