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A feeding test over the whole life span of 800 Sprague-Dawley rats with commercial starters for camembert- and blue-cheese, with commercial cheese and test cheese, as well as subcutaneous application of the mycelia, did not yield any indication for a detrimental or carcinogenic effect.
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The authors wish to thank the Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health in Bonn for support of this work.
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Frank, H.K., Orth, R., Ivankovic, S. et al. Investigations on carcinogenic effects of Penicillium caseicolum and P. roqueforti in rats. Experientia 33, 515–516 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01922245
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