Detection of genetically modified soya in a range of organic and health food products: Implications for the accurate labelling of foodstuffs derived from potential GM crops

British Food Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 166-180

  Partridge, Mark ^a   Murphy, Denis J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic modification; Health foods; Labelling; Organic foods; Soya

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986038194     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700410528763     Document Type: Review

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