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Extraneous Materials in Consumer Products

Objective

Develop new instrumental and classical methods to monitor/test foods - drugs/cosmetics for potential hazards. Methods will use known biomarkers, chemical compounds or proteins specific for the contaminant (e.g., coprostanol for fecal contamination; peanut or mite protein as allergens in foods).

Start date
2000
End date
2000
Funding Source
Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Project number
21637
Categories
Antimicrobial Resistance
Commodities
Nuts, Seeds