Food nanotechnology: Proposed uses, safety concerns and regulations

Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 36-39

  Couch, Lynn Monahan ^a   Wien, Michelle ^b   Brown, J Lynne ^c   Davidson, Patricia ^a  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food nanotechnology; Food safety; Regulations

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; FOOD PRODUCTS; FOOD SAFETY; MANUFACTURE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; CONSUMER BENEFITS; FOOD MANUFACTURING; FOOD NANOTECHNOLOGIES; NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS; REGULATIONS; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; SAFETY CONCERNS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84971254282     PISSN: 17226996     EISSN: 20354606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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