Occurrence, surveillance, and control of mycotoxins in food in Cyprus for the years 2004–2013

Food and Agricultural Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 880-895

  Christofidou, M ^a   Kafouris, D ^a   Christodoulou, M ^a   Stefani, D ^a   Christoforou, E ^a   Nafti, G ^a   Christou, E ^a   Aletrari, M ^a   Ioannou Kakouri, E ^a  

^a State General Laboratory of Cyprus   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

cereals; HPLC; immunoaffinity clean up; milk; mycotoxins; nuts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940955889     PISSN: 09540105     EISSN: 14653443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540105.2015.1039499     Document Type: Article

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