Determination of Ethyl Carbamate in Alcoholic Beverages and Fermented Foods Sold in Korea |
Ryu, Dayeon
(Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University)
Choi, Bogyoung (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University) Kim, Eunjoo (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University) Park, Seri (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University) Paeng, Hwijin (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University) Kim, Cho-il (Bureau of Health Industry Promotion, Korea Health Industry Development Institute) Lee, Jee-yeon (Nutrition Policy & Promotion Team, Korea Health Industry Development Institute) Yoon, Hae Jung (Department of Food Safety Evaluation, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety) Koh, Eunmi (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University) |
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