date:Jan 27, 2014
nment and food chains. Ingestion via food consumption is the main route for human exposure. Recently, several dioxin crises occurred in food products such as poultry, pork, beef, eggs, and seafood resulting in huge economic losses. The contamination came from feed contaminated with these compounds. Due to their lipophilic properties, dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs accumulate in fatty animal tissue and the liver.
Maximum Level of PCBs and Dioxins
To protect the health of consumers, the EU has est