Impact of maximum levels in European legislation on exposure of mycotoxins in dried products: Case of aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A in nuts and dried fruits

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 112-117

  Van de Perre, Evelien ^a   Jacxsens, Liesbeth ^a   Lachat, Carl ^a   El Tahan, Fouad ^b   De Meulenaer, Bruno ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Royal International Inspection Laboratories (RIIL)   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Dried fruit; Exposure assessment; Legislation; Nuts; Ochratoxin

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; OCHRATOXIN;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DRIED FRUIT; FIG; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NUT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; FICUS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARDS;

AFLATOXIN B1; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EUROPEAN UNION; FICUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; NUTS; OCHRATOXINS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84913536991     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.10.021     Document Type: Article

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