A survey of mycotoxins in random street-vended snacks from Lagos, Nigeria, using QuEChERS-HPLC-MS/MS

Food Control

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 673-677

  Rubert, J ^a   Fapohunda, S O ^b   Soler, C ^a   Ezekiel, C N ^b   Manes J ^a   Kayode, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b BABCOCK UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO)   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cassava; Coconut; Groundnut; LC MS MS; Mycotoxins; Snacks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874412309     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.01.017     Document Type: Article

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