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Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A Volume 34, 2017 - Issue 4: Special issue: Residues of veterinary medicines in food – recent developments in detection and determination. Guest Editors: Aldert Bergwerff, Leen van Ginkel and Saskia Sterk
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Resolution of a disputed albendazole result in the UK Official Control System – time for more guidance?

Michael WalkerGovernment Chemist Programme, LGC, Teddington, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kirstin GrayGovernment Chemist Programme, LGC, Teddington, UKView further author information
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Christopher HopleyScience & Innovation Division, Teddington, UKView further author information
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Christopher MussellScience & Innovation Division, Teddington, UKView further author information
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Louise CliffordLaboratory and Managed Services, LGC, Teddington, UKView further author information
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Jayanie MeinerikandathevanLaboratory and Managed Services, LGC, Teddington, UKView further author information
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Leonardo FirpoLaboratory and Managed Services, LGC, Teddington, UKView further author information
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Joanna ToppingLaboratory and Managed Services, LGC, Teddington, UKView further author information
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Daniel SantacruzLondon Port Health Authority, Stanford-Le-Hope, Essex, UKView further author information
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Pages 489-493 | Received 24 Aug 2016, Accepted 28 Sep 2016, Published online: 19 Oct 2016

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