Case study: Identification of diacetyl substitutes at a microwave popcorn production plant

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Boylstein, Randy ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 BUTANEDIONE; FLAVORING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MAIZE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

DIACETYL; FLAVORING AGENTS; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860857808     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.639234     Document Type: Article

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