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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on TROPANE ALKALOIDS. 30 March – 3 April 2020. Executive Summary.

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 17 p.

Author FAO and WHO

Publisher FAO and WHO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) A Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Tropane Alkaloids was convened remotely from 30th March until 3rd April to provide risk assessment for selected tropane alkaloids that can contaminate staple cereals and grains. The major discussions and findings of the highly productive meeting have been summarised in this executive summary document.

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