Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) on a request from the Commission related to the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Nickel

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Opinion of the NDA Panel related to the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Nickel

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DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2005.146     Document Type: Article

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