Evaluation of hazard of aflatoxin B1, ochratoxin A and patulin production in dry-cured ham and early detection of producing moulds by qPCR

Food Control

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 118-126

  Rodríguez, Alicia ^a   Rodríguez, Mar ^a   Martín, Alberto ^a   Nuñez, Félix ^a   Córdoba, Juan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AFB1; Dry cured ham; Moulds; OTA; Patulin; QPCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859337203     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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