Evaluation of Nitrite Exposure from Meat Products Supplied in Tehran, Iran

Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health Risks

Parisa Sadighara ¹ , Behrouz Akbari-adergani ² , Enam Shokri ³ , Amir Tabaraki ⁴ , Sara Mohamadi ⁵ , Tayebeh Zeinali ⁶

1 - Department of Environmental Health, Food Safety Division, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 - Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center, Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
3 - Meat Products Training Center, Applied Sciences University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Meat Products Training Center, Applied Sciences University, Tehran, Iran
5 - Graduated from department of food hygiene, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
6 - Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

Received: 2021-09-05 Accepted : 2022-02-27 Published : 2023-03-01

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