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Editorial
. 2020 Apr 8;12(4):236.
doi: 10.3390/toxins12040236.

Food Safety and Natural Toxins

Mary T Fletcher  1 , Gabriele Netzel  1
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Editorial

Food Safety and Natural Toxins

Mary T Fletcher et al. Toxins (Basel). .

Abstract

Natural toxins are poisonous secondary metabolites produced by living organisms, which are typically not harmful to the organisms themselves but can impact on human or animal health when consumed [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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