Aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of yam flour from markets in Nigeria

Food Control

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-58

  Somorin, Yinka M ^a   Bertuzzi, Terenzio ^b   Battilani, Paola ^c   Pietri, Amedeo ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c UCSC   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Amala; Fumonisins; Yam flour

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA ALATA;

EID: 80155183807     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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