Results of the monitoring of dioxin levels in food and feed

EFSA Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

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Author keywords

dioxin like polychlorinated biphenyls; feed; food; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; polychlorinated dibenzofurans; toxic equivalents; toxicity equivalency factors

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EID: 84920548929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1385     Document Type: Article

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