Scientific Opinion on Melamine in Food and Feed

EFSA Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

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Author keywords

cyanuric acid (CAS No. 108 80 5); feed; food; Melamine (CAS No 108 78 1); occurrence; risk assessment; tolerable daily intake (TDI); toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85078375225     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1573     Document Type: Article

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