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Occurrence and risk assessment of 3-monochloropropanediols esters (3-MCPDE), 2-monochloropropanediol esters (2-MCPDE), and glycidyl esters (GE) in commercial infant formula samples from Malaysia

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Pages 212-221 | Received 07 Sep 2022, Accepted 18 Dec 2022, Published online: 05 Jan 2023

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