Statement on a conceptual framework for the risk assessment of certain food additives re-evaluated under Commission Regulation (EU) No 257/2010

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Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

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Commission Regulation (EU) No 257 2010; food additives; re evaluation; risk assessment

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EID: 85043702652     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3697     Document Type: Article

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