Survey of aflatoxins and ochratoxin a contamination in food products imported in Italy

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1905-1910

  Imperato, Rossella ^a   Campone, Luca ^a   Piccinelli, Anna Lisa ^a   Veneziano, Attilio ^a   Rastrelli, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; HPLC FLD; Italy; Ochratoxin A

Indexed keywords

CORYLUS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 79960132230     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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