Safety assessment of engineered metallic nanoparticles in foodstuff

Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops and Foods

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 263-279

  Rainieri, S ^a   Olasagasti, M ^a   Barranco, A ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Food; Metals; Nanoparticles; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES;

'CURRENT; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS; ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS; FOOD SECTOR; HUMAN HEALTH; MEDICAL PRODUCTS; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS;

METALS;

EID: 84903527757     PISSN: 17578361     EISSN: 1757837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/QAS2013.0382     Document Type: Review

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