Scientific Opinion on the use of ferric sodium EDTA as a source of iron added for nutritional purposes to foods for the general population (including food supplements) and to foods for particular nutritional uses

EFSA Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

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anhydrous CAS No: 15708 41 5; CAS No: 18154 32 0; ferrate(1 ); ferric ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; ferric sodium edentate; Ferric sodium EDTA; ferric sodium EDTA; iron monosodium EDTA; iron sodi; sodium; sodium salt; (ethylenedinitrilo)tetraacetato

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EID: 85078368784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1414     Document Type: Article

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