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Risk assessment of furan in commercially jarred baby foods, including insights into its occurrence and formation in freshly home-cooked foods for infants and young children

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Pages 776-785 | Received 21 Oct 2008, Accepted 25 Dec 2008, Published online: 23 Jun 2009

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