The use of ascorbic acid as a food additive: Technical-legal issues

Italian Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 7-10

  Varvara, Michele ^a   Bozzo, Giancarlo ^a   Celano, Giuseppe ^a   Disanto, Chiara ^b   Pagliarone, Cosimo Nicola ^b   Celano, Gaetano Vitale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Med and Food CQS Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Food additive; Technical legal issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964047749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22397132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2016.4313     Document Type: Article

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