Review of the occurrence and formation of non‐volatile N‐nitroso compounds in foodsFootnote†

This review is part of a project on non‐volatile N‐nitroso compounds of the Commission on Food Chemistry (Division VI.I) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

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