A validated UPLC-MS/MS multi-mycotoxin method for nuts and cereals: results of the official control in Cyprus within the EU requirements

Food and Agricultural Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 90-108

  Kafouris, Demetris ^a   Christofidou, Maria ^a   Christodoulou, Markela ^a   Christou, Eftychia ^a   Ioannou Kakouri, Eleni ^a  

^a State General Laboratory of Cyprus   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; cereals; Deoxynivalenol; Fumonisins; HT 2 toxin; Multimycotoxin analysis; nuts; Ochratoxin A; T 2 toxin; UPLC MS MS; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987881642     PISSN: 09540105     EISSN: 14653443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540105.2016.1228834     Document Type: Article

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