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Occurrence of Fusarium T-2 and HT-2 toxins in oats from cultivar studies in Germany and degradation of the toxins during grain cleaning treatment and food processing

C. Schwake-Anduschus Department of Safety and Quality of Cereals, Max Rubner-Institut (MRI), Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Schützenberg 12, D-32756 Detmold, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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G. Langenkämper Department of Safety and Quality of Cereals, Max Rubner-Institut (MRI), Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Schützenberg 12, D-32756 Detmold, Germany
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G. Unbehend Department of Safety and Quality of Cereals, Max Rubner-Institut (MRI), Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Schützenberg 12, D-32756 Detmold, Germany
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R. Dietrich Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Schönleutner Str. 8, D-85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany
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E. Märtlbauer Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Schönleutner Str. 8, D-85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany
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K. Münzing Department of Safety and Quality of Cereals, Max Rubner-Institut (MRI), Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Schützenberg 12, D-32756 Detmold, Germany
Pages 1253-1260 | Received 10 Oct 2009, Accepted 15 Apr 2010, Published online: 15 Jun 2010

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