Food composition databases for nutrition labelling: Experience from Australia

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 682-685

  Cunningham, J ^a   Sobolewski, R ^a  

^a Food Standards Australia New Zealand   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Food composition databases; Legal requirements; Manufacturing; Nutrition labelling; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958249415     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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