Safety evaluation of meso-zeaxanthin

Food Control

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 678-686

  Xu, Xinde ^a   Zhang, Lihua ^a   Shao, Bin ^a   Sun, Xiaoxia ^a   Ho, Chi Tang ^b   Li, Shiming ^b  

^a Xinchang Pharmaceutical Factory   (China)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Food safety; In vivo toxicity study; Meso zeaxanthin; Safety evaluation; Xanthophylls

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874423750     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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