Update of results on the monitoring of furan levels in food

EFSA Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

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Author keywords

baby food; coffee; Furan; jarred food

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911392941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1702     Document Type: Article

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