
RESOURCES
Useful websites:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:
International Program on Chemical Safety:
Food Safety Watch:
Wikipedia (solanine):
Mental_floss:
Supporting Literature:
The Food Safety Hazard Guidebook. By Richard Lawley, Laurie Curtis, Judy Davis:
Zeiger, E. and Tice, R. (1998) α-Chaconine and α -Solanine: Review of the Toxicological Literature. Integrated Laboratory Systems.
Alexander, R. F., Forbes, G. B. and Hawkins E. S. (1948) A Fatal Case of Solanine Poisoning. Brit. Med. J. Sept 11 1948, p518
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