Optimization and validation of a method based in a QuEChERS procedure and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the determination of multi-mycotoxins in popcorn

Food Control

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 188-193

  Ferreira, I ^a   Fernandes, J O ^a   Cunha, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Popcorn; QuEChERS; Trichothecenes (TRs); Zearalenone (ZON)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859766313     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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