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Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A Volume 28, 2011 - Issue 6: Health Canada: Current Topics in Food Chemical Safety Research
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Ochratoxin A in cocoa and chocolate sampled in Canada

A.-M. Turcotte Food Research Division, Bureau of Chemical Safety, Food Directorate, Health Canada, 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0K9
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P.M. Scott Food Research Division, Bureau of Chemical Safety, Food Directorate, Health Canada, 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0K9Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 762-766 | Received 17 May 2010, Accepted 13 Jul 2010, Published online: 27 May 2011

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