Ochratoxigenic mold and ochratoxin a in fermented sausages from different areas in northern italy: Occurrence, reduction or prevention with ozonated air

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 538-545

  Iacumin, Lucilla ^a   Milesi, Serena ^b   Pirani, Silvia ^b   Comi, Giuseppe ^a   Chiesa, Luca M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM NORDICUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCOSUM;

EID: 80054943022     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2011.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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