Monitoring of nitrites and nitrates levels in leafy vegetables (spinach and lettuce): A contribution to risk assessment

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 773-778

  Iammarino, Marco ^a   Di Taranto, Aurelia ^a   Cristino, Marianna ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA PUGLIA E DELLA BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ion chromatography; Leafy vegetables; Lettuce; Nitrates; Nitrites; Spinach

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROP; ECONOMICS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ITALY; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LETTUCE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METHODOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINACH; VALIDATION STUDY;

CARCINOGENS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INSPECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ITALY; LEGISLATION, FOOD; LETTUCE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NITRATES; NITRITES; PLANT LEAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84893844517     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6439     Document Type: Article

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