Scientific Opinion on the safety of ferrous ammonium phosphate as a source of iron added for nutritional purposes to foods for the general population (including food supplements) and to foods for particular nutritional uses

EFSA Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

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Author keywords

Ammonium iron (II) phosphate; CAS Registry Number 10101 60 7; FAP; Ferrous ammonium phosphate; Iron (II) ammonium phosphate; Phosphoric acid ammonium iron (II) salt (1:1:1)

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EID: 84924957012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1584     Document Type: Article

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