Foreign matter contaminating ethanolic extract of propolis: a filth-test survey comparing products from small beekeeping farms and industrial producers

Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2022-2025

  Canale, Angelo ^a   Cosci, Francesca ^a   Canovai, Roberto ^a   Giannotti, Paolo ^a   Benelli, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

allergens; arthropods; beehive products; quality control; rodent contaminants

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CONTAMINATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXTRACTION; MAMMALS; SURVEYS;

ARTHROPODS; BEEHIVE PRODUCTS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS; EUROPEAN LEGISLATION; FOREIGN MATERIALS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RESINOUS MATERIALS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ALCOHOL; CARBON; GLASS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; METAL; PLASTIC; PROPOLIS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; SOLVENT;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; APICULTURE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; POLLUTANT; QUALITY CONTROL; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; FILTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; ITALY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ARTHROPODA; RODENTIA;

BEEKEEPING; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHANOL; EUROPEAN UNION; FILTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INSPECTION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; ITALY; PROPOLIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLVENTS;

EID: 84914151136     PISSN: 19440049     EISSN: 19440057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2014.980854     Document Type: Article

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