A survey of ethyl carbamate in fermented foods and beverages from Zhejiang, China

Food Control

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 286-288

  Wu, Pinggu ^a   Pan, Xiaodong ^a   Wang, Liyuan ^a   Shen, Xianghong ^a   Yang, Dajin ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Ethyl carbamate (urethane); Fermented food; GC MS

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052179981     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.07.014     Document Type: Article

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