Aflatoxins contamination and prevention in red chillies (Capsicum annuum L.) in Pakistan

Food Additives and Contaminants: Part B Surveillance

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Khan, Mobeen Ahmed ^a   Asghar, Muhammad Asif ^a   Iqbal, Javed ^a   Ahmed, Aftab ^a   Shamsuddin, Zuzzer Ali ^a  

^a PCSIR LABORATORIES COMPLEX   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

aflatoxins; contamination; Pakistan; red chillies; thin layer chromatography (TLC)

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; PAKISTAN; PEPPER; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARD; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AFLATOXINS; CAPSICUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; PAKISTAN; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84894291990     PISSN: 19393210     EISSN: 19393229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2013.825330     Document Type: Article

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