Detection of Sesame Allergen Traces with Two PCR Assays - The Challenge to Protect Food-Allergic Consumers

The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible presence of sesame in commercial foods normally carrying no warning for the allergen, but which may have been subjected to contamination during processing. One hundred units of widely consumed goods with high potential to contain allergenic s...

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Main Authors: Dimitra Panagiotis Houhoula, Vasilios Belsis, Leonidas Georgopoulos, Virginia Giannou, Vasiliki R. Kyrana, John Tsaknis, Vladimiros P. Lougovois, Stamatios Koussissis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkish Science and Technology Publishing (TURSTEP) 2015-01-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/221