Occurrence and risk assessment of mycotoxins in subsistence farmed maize from Zimbabwe

Food Control

Volumn 69, Issue , 2016, Pages 36-44

  Hove, M ^a,b   De Boevre, M ^a   Lachat, C ^a,c   Jacxsens, L ^a   Nyanga, L K ^b   De Saeger, S ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Fumonisins; Maize; Mycotoxins; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964424991     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.04.038     Document Type: Article

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