Letter to the Editor and Response Jan 2013

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-4

  Muncke, Jane ^a   Wagner, Martin ^b   Makris, Konstantinos C ^c  

^a Food Packaging Forum   (Switzerland)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

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EID: 84871986573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15414337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12009     Document Type: Letter

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