Enforcement of food standards legislation using DNA-based techniques

Rapid Methods: For Food and Feed Quality Determination

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 149-162

  Woolfe, M L ^a  

^a FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Basmati rice; DNA techniques; Durum pasta; Fish speciation; Meat speciation; Vegetarian foods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899372415     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-606-9     Document Type: Chapter

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