Findings of 2731 suspected phthalate-tainted foodstuffs during the 2011 phthalates incident in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 600-605

  Wu, Chia Fang ^a   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^b   Su, Sheng Wen ^a   Chen, Bai Hsiun ^c   Wu, Ming Tsang ^a,c,d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contaminated foodstuffs; Di (2 ethylhexyl)phthalate; Emulsifier; Phthalates; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

OIL; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SUGAR; WATER; PHTHALIC ACID;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BANANA; BEVERAGE; BREAD; BUTTER; CHILI SAUCE; COOKING; FOOD; FOOD FREEZING; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH FOOD; ICE CREAM; LABORATORY; PINEAPPLE CAKE; SCALLION PANCAKE; SPORTS DRINK; TAIWAN; TEA; TOAST; ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84905589187     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: 18760821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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