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Tropane alkaloids in food commodities - Call for data on occurrence in food and feed at different production stages

Issued on 3 June 2024

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 1 p.

Author FAO; WHO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Statutory body / Meeting title Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods

Language English

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