Update of the monitoring of levels of dioxins and PCBs in food and feed

EFSA Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

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Author keywords

dioxins; exposure; feed; food; occurrence; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)

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EID: 85074786058     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2832     Document Type: Article

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