Identification and management of toxicological hazards of street foods in developing countries

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-152

  Proietti, Ilaria ^a   Frazzoli, Chiara ^a   Mantovani, Alberto ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contaminants; Food processing; Food safety; Points of attention; Preventive measures; Street foods

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE; BIOCIDE; FOOD ADDITIVE; PESTICIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

COOKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD STORAGE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; KITCHEN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREET FOOD;

CONTAMINANTS; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; POINTS OF ATTENTION; PREVENTIVE MEASURES; STREET FOODS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84888802945     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.10.047     Document Type: Review

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