date:Jul 24, 2012
Op Gen Oorth said that dioxins and PCBs were an important health issue in Europe because of the potential high dietary exposure in some population groups.
Dioxins are formed by burning (via waste incineration or forest fires) but are also a byproduct of some industrial proceses; PCBs were heavily used in industry but were banned by most countries in the 1980s.
They can cause adverse effects on the nervous, immune and endocrine systems, impair reproductive function and may cause cancer, Op Gen