Potential risks for public health due to the presence of nicotine in wild mushrooms

EFSA Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

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acceptable daily intake (ADI); acute reference dose (ARfD); Boletus edulis; cep; consumer risk assessment; maximum residue level (MRL); nicotine; Regulation (EC) No 396 2005; wild mushrooms

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EID: 84960386381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.286r     Document Type: Article

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