Reviewing the relevance of dioxin and PCB sources for food from animal origin and the need for their inventory, control and management

Abstract Background In the past, cases of PCDD/F and PCB contamination exceeding limits in food from animal origin (eggs, meat or milk) were mainly caused by industrially produced feed. But in the last decade, exceedances of EU limit values were discovered more frequently for PCDD/Fs or dioxin-like(...

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Main Authors: Roland Weber, Christine Herold, Henner Hollert, Josef Kamphues, Markus Blepp, Karlheinz Ballschmiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-11-01
Series:Environmental Sciences Europe
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12302-018-0166-9