Aflatoxins and fumonisins in rice and maize staple cereals in Northern Vietnam and dietary exposure in different ethnic groups

Food Control

Volumn 70, Issue , 2016, Pages 191-200

  Huong, Bui Thi Mai ^a,b   Tuyen, Le Danh ^b   Do, Tran Thanh ^b   Madsen, Henry ^a   Brimer, Leon ^a   Dalsgaard, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Aspergilus; Ethnic minority groups; Fusarium; Liver cancer risk; Mycotoxins; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973160177     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.05.052     Document Type: Article

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