Aflatoxins in hazelnuts and dried figs: Occurrence and exposure assessment

Food Chemistry

Volumn 211, Issue , 2016, Pages 8-16

  Kabak, Bulent ^a  

^a HITIT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Dried fig; Exposure; Food safety; Hazelnut; HPLC FLD; Occurrence

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

DRIED FIG; EXPOSURE; HAZELNUT; HPLC-FLD; OCCURRENCE;

AFLATOXINS;

AFLATOXIN; AFLATOXIN B1;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIED FIG; FIG; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE DETECTION METHOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; HAZELNUT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; RAW FOOD; ROASTING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; FICUS; PROCEDURES;

AFLATOXIN B1; AFLATOXINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CORYLUS; FICUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84966441220     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.04.141     Document Type: Article

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