Flavoring exposure in food manufacturing

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 324-333

  Curwin, Brian D ^a   Deddens, Jim A ^a   McKernan, Lauralynn T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

2,3 pentanedione; diacetyl; Exposure; flavorings; food manufacturing

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; FLAVORING AGENT;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAVORING AGENTS; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928587949     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2014.52     Document Type: Article

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