Aflatoxins occurrence through the food chain in Costa Rica: Applying the One Health approach to mycotoxin surveillance

Food Control

Volumn 82, Issue , 2017, Pages 217-226

  Granados Chinchilla, Fabio ^a   Molina, Andrea ^a   Chavarría, Guadalupe ^a   Alfaro Cascante, Margarita ^a   Bogantes Ledezma, Diego ^a   Murillo Williams, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Cereals; Feedstuffs; Food chain; Foods; One Health approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021728492     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.06.023     Document Type: Article

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