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Surveillance
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Survey of aflatoxins in chillies from Pakistan produced in rural, semi-rural and urban environments

S.Z. Iqbal Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040 Faisalabad, Pakistan; Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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R.R.M. Paterson IBB – Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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I.A. Bhatti Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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M.R. Asi Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Pages 268-274 | Received 27 Jul 2010, Accepted 30 Aug 2010, Published online: 25 Nov 2010

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