Statement on the safety of MON810 maize pollen occurring in or as food

EFSA Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

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Author keywords

Cry1Ab; food; GMO; honey; maize; MON810 pollen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893402899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2434     Document Type: Article

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