Dioxins. Medical search. Frequent questions

Among many countries, the EU has strict regulations governing the presence of dioxins, PCBs and POPs in food and food products. (sgs.com)
Failure to verify the absence of dioxins, PCBs and POPs, will result in product being seized, destroyed and/or recalled. (sgs.com)
A survey of infant formula by the UK's food watchdog finds levels of harmful chemicals, dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in infant formula have fallen significantly over the past five years and are generally very low. (nutraingredients.com)
Dioxins and PCBs are long-lasting environmental pollutants formed as unwanted by-products of combustion processes, such as waste incineration, bonfires and cigarette smoke. (nutraingredients.com)
Concerns about the impact of dioxins and PCBs on people's health are particularly rooted in the potential risks to health that could come from long-term consumption of foods containing high levels of dioxins. (nutraingredients.com)
Under the FSA survey, samples of infant formula on sale in shops in the UK in 1998, 2001 and 2003 were analysed for levels of dioxins and PCBs. (nutraingredients.com)
On the basis of the FSA research, infants fed on milk-based formulae would not exceed the Tolerable Daily Intake for dioxins and PCBs (2 picograms WHO-TEQ/kilogram of bodyweight/day). (nutraingredients.com)
"However, as dioxins and PCBs build up in the body over many years, and it is long-term levels in the diet that are of concern rather than small variations over a few months, parents are not advised to switch to another brand or type of infant formula," said the FSA in a statement this week. (nutraingredients.com)
In general levels of dioxins and dioxin-like environmental pollutants PCBs in food have fallen by around 50 per cent in the UK over three years, added the FSA. (nutraingredients.com)
The EU has also set a limit value for the sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs. (bellona.org)
Dioxin and dioxin-like PCBs in samples of farmed salmon ( ng/WHO-TEQ/kg) p = number of samples (wet weight). (bellona.org)
In fact, human biomarkers for fish consumption now include dioxins, PCBs , and mercury . (nutritionfacts.org)
Dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are environmental contaminants which accumulate primarily in fatty food of animal origin due to their lipophilic properties. (bund.de)
People take in dioxins and PCBs mainly through animal-based foods. (bund.de)
They are therefore referred to as dioxin-like PCBs (dl-PCBs). (bund.de)
The remaining PCB congeners do not have dioxin-like properties, have a different toxicological profile and are referred to as non-dioxin-like PCBs (ndl-PCBs). (bund.de)
What effects do dioxins and dl-PCBs have on health? (bund.de)
Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (dl-PCBs) are very long-lasting compounds. (bund.de)
It is assumed that some dioxins and dl-PCBs may increase the risk of cancer. (bund.de)
Acute effects caused by high doses of dioxins or dl-PCBs in humans have only been described after industrial accidents, the intake of high concentrations in the workplace or intentional poisoning. (bund.de)
In November 2018, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) derived a new health-based guidance value for dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs). (bund.de)
The tolerable weekly intake (TWI) for dioxins and dl-PCBs was reduced from 14 picograms (14 x 10 -12 grams) to two picograms per kilogram of body weight. (bund.de)
EU - The European Commission has today adopted new implementing legislation setting maximum levels for the sum of dioxins and dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in food and feed. (thepigsite.com)
However, due to lack of sufficient data and scientific information at the time, no levels were set for dioxin-like PCBs. (thepigsite.com)
Since 2002, new data on dioxin-like PCBs has become available, and the legislation adopted today lays down mandatory limits for the combined level of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs. (thepigsite.com)
From November 2006, any food or feed in which the sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs exceeds these maximum levels will not be allowed to be marketed in the EU. (thepigsite.com)
The reduction of persistent chemicals such as dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in the food chain is an important part of ensuring the health and safety of EU consumers. (thepigsite.com)
Dioxins and PCBs have toxic properties which can provoke a series of health problems, including cancer, immune and nervous system disorders, liver damage and sterility. (thepigsite.com)
The maximum levels adopted today contribute to the comprehensive Commission strategy, launched in 2001, to reduce the level of dioxins and PCBs in the environment, food and feed. (thepigsite.com)
Dioxins and PCBs are toxic chemicals that can provoke serious health effects such as cancer, hormone disruption, reduced ability to reproduce, skin toxicity and immune system disorders. (thepigsite.com)
Since 2002, new data on dioxin-like PCBs has become available, and the legislation adopted today lays down mandatory limits for the combined level of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs, based on World Health Organisation (WHO) toxic equivalency factors for these substances. (thepigsite.com)
It is foreseen that the Commission will also adopt a Recommendation next Monday which sets "action levels" and foresees "target levels" for dioxins and PCBs in feed and food. (thepigsite.com)
This should result in a further decrease of the presence of dioxins and PCBs in feed and food. (thepigsite.com)
The results showed that Icelandic seafood contains an insignificant amount of persistent organic pollutants such as dioxins, PCBs and pesticides. (matis.is)
The results for 2017 show that despite the change in maximum levels for dioxins, DL-PCBs and NDL-PCBs, all samples of marine products for human consumption are below the EU maximum levels for persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals. (matis.is)
Non-dioxin-like (NDL) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are poorly characterised from a toxicological point of view, and to date, no health based guidance values for human exposure have been established. (europa.eu)
Background: Dioxins and polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants that have demonstrated endocrine disrupting properties. (lu.se)
Methods: Associations between dietary intake of 17 dioxins and 35 PCBs and breast cancer were evaluated in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort from nine European countries using multivariable Cox regressions. (lu.se)
Dietary intake of dioxins and PCBs was assessed combining EPIC food consumption data with food contamination data provided by the European Food Safety Authority. (lu.se)
Results remained unchanged when analyzing intakes as quintile groups, as well as when analyses were run separately per country, or separating breast cancer cases based on estrogen receptor status or after further adjustments on main contributing food groups to PCBs and dioxins intake and nutritional factors. (lu.se)
Conclusions: This large European prospective study does not support the hypothesis of an association between dietary intake of dioxins and PCBs and breast cancer risk. (lu.se)
They included levels of dioxins, PCDFs and PCBs in human milk gathered under the SCOOP/EU/RIVM project. (who.int)
The concentrations of PCDDs, PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs were converted to WHO-TEQs relative to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), based on toxic equivalency factors as recommended by WHO (31). (who.int)
The main contaminants of concern are dioxins, organochlorine pesticides, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). (cdc.gov)

Dow Chemical has begun work to remove contaminated sediments from the Tittabawassee River, downstream from its 1,900-acre manufacturing complex in Midland, Mich. The sediments are contaminated with high levels of dioxins, furans, chlorobenzenes, metals and other materials. (acs.org)
Dioxins (Polychlorinated Dibenzo-para-Dioxins (PCDD) and Polychlorinated Dibenzo Furans (PCDF)) are chlorinated organic environmental toxins, which are formed as a byproduct in various industrial processes and by combustion. (bellona.org)
EWG's body burden studies have found TCDD and other chlorinated dioxins and furans in blood samples from all 34 Americans tested and in every cord blood sample collected from 20 newborns at the moment of birth. (ewg.org)
Our High-Resolution Mass Spectroscopy (HRGC-MS) laboratory offers Dioxins and Furans testing, and Poly-Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) testing for analysis of stack emissions, ash, soils, and water samples. (element.com)
As highly persistent substances, Dioxins and Furans can also accumulate in many foods, including livestock, and subsequently within the human body. (element.com)
Dioxins and Furans are highly hazardous substances and their release into the atmosphere and presence on land and in water are highly regulated. (element.com)
The UK Element Deeside laboratory is accredited to ISO 17025 and the MCERTS standard for the analysis of stack emission samples for Dioxins, Furans, and Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB 12). (element.com)
Ash samples are ISO 17025 accredited for Dioxins and Furans and PCB 12. (element.com)
In addition, our experienced experts offer analysis of Dioxins and Furans on water and soil samples. (element.com)
Analyzing samples for Dioxins and Furans requires highly-trained analysts and specialized equipment. (element.com)
For more information about our Dioxins and Furans testing services or to request a quotation, contact us today. (element.com)
There are 17 extremely toxic dioxins and furans. (powershow.com)
APC System Meets Stringent Subpart LLLL Mercury and Dioxins-Furans Emission Limits at Sewage Sludge Incinerator (SSI) in Eastern U.S. (apctechnologies.net)
One SSI in the eastern U.S. - using APC's air pollution control equipment for mercury emissions control, dioxins & furans emissions control, and particulate matter (PM) emissions control - in 2021 became one of the few such 'new' incinerators in the U.S. to comply with the more stringent Subpart LLLL emission limits. (apctechnologies.net)
APC's equipment was guaranteed to meet, and successfully met, the LLLL emission limits for mercury and dioxins & furans coming from the SSI. (apctechnologies.net)
This mercury control system and dioxins-furans emission control system, along with all of APC's other similar systems operating on other SSIs, has a flawless safety and reliability record, provides low operating costs, and requires little maintenance. (apctechnologies.net)
PC's standard air pollution control system offering for SSIs is an activated carbon system, which is long established as the technology of choice where high removal efficiency (i.e., 99%) is needed for mercury removal and dioxins-furans removal. (apctechnologies.net)
APC's mercury, dioxins-furans, and HAPs control systems operating at SSIs collectively have over 30 system-operating years - with a fully safe and high reliability record. (apctechnologies.net)

Long-term exposure to high levels of dioxins has been shown to cause a range of effects, including cancer," EFSA said. (3-rx.com)

CDDs are a family of 75 chemically related compounds commonly known as chlorinated dioxins. (cdc.gov)
TE stands for toxic equivalents and is calculated from toxic equivalency factors (TEF) or weighting factors that have been established for a number of dioxins and dioxin-like PCB compounds. (bellona.org)
The EU has set a limit for tolerable weekly intake of dioxin (PCDD and PCDF) and dioxin-like PCB compounds of 14 pg WHO-TE/kg body weight. (bellona.org)
Dioxins and related compounds degrade slowly and are very toxic to marine life. (nasa.gov)
Dioxins refers to a group of toxic chemical compounds that share certain chemical structures and biological characteristics. (lowimpacthydro.org)
The term "dioxins" refers to two categories of differently chlorinated compounds consisting of 75 polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and 135 polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF). (bund.de)
Dioxins are not manufactured for specific purposes, they result as by-products during combustion processes, in particular when organic carbon compounds are burned in the presence of chlorine and temperatures of at least 300 degrees occur. (bund.de)

In a recent crisis, more than 1500 farms in Europe received dioxin-contaminated feed from a single source over a 2-week period and food produced from animals fed on this contaminated fodder found its way onto every continent within weeks. (who.int)
Europe received dioxin-contaminated feed mandate apropos food standards. (who.int)

Dioxin, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) and Persistent Organic Pollutant (POP) testing from SGS - verify that seafood, pork products and other proteins are free from contamination. (sgs.com)
But while testing for dioxins appears to have cut contamination, yesterday's report on the increasing levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a chemical commonly used in flame retardants, in fish oil products suggests that tests for new chemicals may be needed. (nutraingredients.com)
Contamination with dioxins should be minimised further for consumer health protection reasons. (bund.de)
Addressing the launching ceremony, Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh said together with Bien Hoa and Phu Cat airports, Da Nang airport was used by the US military to store and load barrels of herbicides containing Agent Orange/dioxin onto helicopters to spray over Vietnamese forests and land during the war and became a "hotspot" of dioxin contamination. (vietnamembassy-usa.org)
The high rate of illegal dioxin levels in the samples resulted partly from "targeted sampling during specific contamination episodes," EFSA said. (3-rx.com)
In recent years, health scares in Europe linked to dioxin contamination in food have included Italian buffalo mozzarella cheese and Irish pork. (3-rx.com)

Exposure to chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) (75 chemicals) occurs mainly from eating food that contains the chemicals. (cdc.gov)
The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins in East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a February 3 train wreck that caused a massive release of chemicals. (democracynow.org)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently addressing several issues related to dioxins and dioxin-like chemicals in the environment. (epa.gov)
To date, EPA's monitoring for indicator chemicals has suggested a low probability for release of dioxin from this incident. (cubasi.cu)
The association between occupational exposure to 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (1746016) (TCDD) contaminated chemicals and porphyria cutanea tarda, uroporphyrinuria, and coproporphyrinuria was examined in 281 former chemical workers. (cdc.gov)
Today, fish and blue crab in the river area are contaminated with dioxins and other chemicals. (cdc.gov)

Washington, D.C. - The Environmental Protection Agency today released its safety standard for dioxin toxicity for risks other than cancer, a crucial advance in protecting Americans from exposure to this ubiquitous industrial pollutant. (ewg.org)
EWG analysis has found that the amount of dioxin a nursing infant consumes daily can be 15 to 77 times higher than the limit EPA considers safe to protect the endocrine and immune systems from dioxin toxicity. (ewg.org)
UPDATED May 21, 2010: The draft response to comments report titled EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments (External Review Draft) ("Draft Dioxin Reanalysis") was completed and released for public review and comment on May 21, 2010. (epa.gov)
UPDATED February 17, 2012: EPA released the final Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments, Volume 1 , and posted it to the IRIS database. (epa.gov)

Phytonutrients found in plant foods may protect against the toxic effects of dioxins through the Ah receptor system . (nutritionfacts.org)
Dioxins are highly toxic and can cause cancer, reproductive and developmental problems, damage to the immune system, and can interfere with hormones. (lowimpacthydro.org)
Dioxins are a class of highly toxic contaminants that could have formed in the chemical burnoff of the wreckage. (democracynow.org)
Dioxins are toxic substances formed by burning - for example in waste incinerators or forest fires - and in some industrial processes. (3-rx.com)

The project marked is a joint plan between the Defence Ministry of Vietnam and the USAID to clean up dioxin contaminated soil and sediment at the airport, left from the Vietnam war, he said, adding that the experts will create a safe and clean environment for residents of the area. (vietnamembassy-usa.org)

His findings show age is the largest factor in determining the amount of dioxin blood levels, not the location of a homeowner's property. (bhopal.net)

By setting a regulatory standard for exposure to dioxin at an absurdly low level, the EPA could declare open season on every imaginable manmade source of dioxin - from incinerators and automobiles to the nation's food supply. (nationalcenter.org)
Any such mucking around would, among other things, reveal that the greatest source of dioxin in the U.S. is forest fires. (nationalcenter.org)
And the nation's second biggest source of dioxin is the mostly unregulated practice of backyard trash burning prevalent in many rural areas of the country. (nationalcenter.org)
Biggest source of dioxin is from food, particularly animal fat. (powershow.com)

Of the 1025 production workers, 813 had significant exposure to dioxin, and 122 of these have died. (news-medical.net)
Eleven years in the making, the EPA study is supposed to review the scientific data to determine whether exposure to dioxin in the environment poses any significant risk to human health. (nationalcenter.org)
As industrial emissions have declined, so, too, has human exposure to dioxin in the food supply - the most common route of exposure. (nationalcenter.org)
Approximately 95 percent of our daily exposure to dioxin comes from trace elements of the substance that concentrate in animal fats. (nationalcenter.org)

They are set at a lower level than the maximum levels, and if the action level is exceeded, an investigation should be carried out as to the cause of the presence of dioxins. (thepigsite.com)

Polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins and dibenzofurans / published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organization. (who.int)

Dioxins are persistent environmental pollutants that can also be found in our food supply. (nutritionfacts.org)
In 1990s, countries began working on the development of the Stockholm Convention to reduce Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), including dioxins. (dcceew.gov.au)

Animal and fish liver products had the highest dioxin levels in food while fish oil showed the strongest concentrations in animal feed, the Italy-based European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said. (3-rx.com)

On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that it will require railroad company Norfolk Southern to test directly for dioxins in East Palestine, Ohio. (cubasi.cu)
If dioxins are found at a level that poses any unacceptable risk to human health and the environment, EPA will direct the immediate cleanup of the area as needed," the agency said, adding that it will require Norfolk Southern to conduct a background study to compare any dioxin levels around East Palestine to dioxin levels in other areas not impacted by the train derailment. (cubasi.cu)

Today's decision will serve as the cornerstone of the agency's initiatives to protect public health from chemical contaminants and provide the necessary guidance to states and public health agencies to minimize dioxin exposure. (ewg.org)
Scientists have linked dioxin, a group of contaminants present downstream and downwind of Dow's Midland complex, to some forms of cancer, reproductive problems and weakened immune systems in laboratory animals. (bhopal.net)

In addition to the concentrations of dioxins in foods, the quantities in which the respective foods are usually consumed must always be taken into consideration when estimating consumer exposure. (bund.de)
Serum concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins among ceramicists. (bvsalud.org)

Our bodies, our children's bodies and our food supply have all been contaminated with dioxin for decades as a result of unregulated industrial emissions," said Olga Naidenko, PhD, senior scientist with the Environmental Working Group. (ewg.org)
The EPA's findings could then serve as the basis for regulating the sources of dioxin emissions. (nationalcenter.org)
Regulatory restrictions on emissions, coupled with dramatic strides in industrial technology such as the improved design and operation of waste combustors, have led to sharp declines in dioxin in the environment. (nationalcenter.org)
The EPA's own data show a 92 percent reduction in dioxin emissions since 1987. (nationalcenter.org)
Just as Willie Sutton famously robbed banks because "that's where the money is," those seriously interested in reducing emissions of dioxin should both support the Bush Administration's efforts to restore health to the nation's forests and discourage the use of backyard burn barrels. (nationalcenter.org)
The Australian Government undertook a range of studies from 2001 to 2004, to measure emissions from sources such as bushfires, and dioxin levels in the environment, food and population. (dcceew.gov.au)
Agree to benchmark levels for dioxins emissions. (dcceew.gov.au)

Dioxins that accumulate in fatty tissues are hard to break down and become concentrated in food chains - in that respect the marine food chain is particularly vulnerable. (bellona.org)
Dioxins accumulate in animal fat. (powershow.com)
Dioxins steadily accumulate in human body fat. (powershow.com)

The Australian Government announced the four year National Dioxins Program in 2001 to reduce dioxins and dioxin-like substances in the environment. (dcceew.gov.au)
A paper outlining options for a national dioxins program was considered at public workshops held in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane in March and April 2001. (dcceew.gov.au)

Other serious health hazards of dioxin exposure, particularly during early life, are changes in the neurological and immune systems as well as reproductive and hormonal disorders such as decreased sperm count and motility in men exposed to TCDD as boys. (ewg.org)
This document provides hazard identification and dose-response information on 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and includes a reference dose (RfD). (epa.gov)
Establishing a causal relationship between 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and risk of specific lymphoid cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), and multiple myeloma (MM), would be useful for risk assessment. (exponent.com)
Many biological effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD, dioxin) are mediated by a soluble intracellular protein, the Ah receptor (AhR). (aspetjournals.org)

1. EPA will release a draft report that responds to the recommendations and comments included in the National Academy of Sciences' (NAS) 2006 review of EPA's 2003 draft dioxin reassessment. (epa.gov)
The draft report will be publicly available on EPA's Web site ( https://www.epa.gov/dioxin ). (epa.gov)
Throughout the development of the draft response to comments report, NCEA will determine whether any new analyses included in the draft response to comments report will require some, or extensive, revisions to EPA's 2003 draft dioxin reassessment. (epa.gov)

New research suggests a higher rate of deaths from cancer for workers exposed to dioxin during the manufacture of herbicides at the Ivon Watkins-Dow (IWD) plant in New Plymouth. (news-medical.net)
As early as 1961, Walt Whitman Rostow and Robert McNamara discovered that army chemists were experimenting with powerful herbicides, based upon a compound of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T laced with dioxin. (virginia.edu)

The development of the immune system and genitals were identified as very sensitive endpoints in rats exposed to dioxins prenatally (WHO 2002). (bund.de)
Maximum levels for dioxins in food of animal origin and all animal feed have been applicable since July 2002. (thepigsite.com)
In an effort to reduce human exposure to these toxins, maximum levels for dioxins in food of animal origin and all animal feed have been applicable since July 2002. (thepigsite.com)
Fearful that the agency was cooking the books on dioxin, Congressman James T. Walsh (R-NY), chairman of the House Appropriation Committee's subcommittee on VA, HUD, and independent agencies, has twice - in February 2002 and again in February of this year - asked the EPA to submit its dioxin reassessment to the National Academy of Sciences for independent review. (nationalcenter.org)

Recent tests conducted by ESR, on behalf of the Ministry of Health, have shown high levels of dioxin exposure in residents living near the plant, but OSH has not tested levels in the former workers at the plant. (news-medical.net)
Professor Pearce says although blood tests have not been done on the former workers, their levels of dioxin exposure were probably much higher than those in the community. (news-medical.net)
Those eating plant-based diets appear to have the lowest levels of dioxins and other industrial pollutants. (nutritionfacts.org)
These include the comprehensive human health and exposure assessment for dioxin, commonly called the dioxin reassessment and a review of dioxin soil clean-up levels currently in use across the United States. (epa.gov)
European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, Markos Kyprianou said: "In setting these maximum levels, the Commission is taking another step forward in protecting the EU consumer from the harmful long-term effects of dioxin and dioxin-like PCB consumption. (thepigsite.com)
The action levels are intended as a tool for the early warning of higher than desirable levels of dioxins in food and feed. (thepigsite.com)
A study published this year by the journal Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology estimated that the average American has a seven-fold lower "body burden" (a person's level of exposure) of dioxin today than was the case 30 years ago, and that the levels will continue to decline for at least the next two decades. (nationalcenter.org)
These trends, the study says, "…do not indicate a public health basis for actions in reducing food levels [of dioxin] and thus, general population exposures. (nationalcenter.org)
These findings were echoed by a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which concluded that actual blood levels of dioxin in the average U.S. resident are below the level of analytical detection. (nationalcenter.org)
A priority for the program was to improve our knowledge about dioxin levels in Australia. (dcceew.gov.au)
Measures to ensure that levels remain low, and where feasible are eliminated, are outlined in the National Action Plan for Addressing Dioxins in Australia . (dcceew.gov.au)
Because of a range of actions taken by governments and industry over the past decade or so, Australia's dioxin levels are generally low, as are the risks to human health and the environment. (dcceew.gov.au)
Henry said such observations underplay the dangers of the dioxin levels. (bhopal.net)
10, 2012 - The poisonous chemical dioxin has been found at higher-than-permitted levels in eggs from a German farm, following similar discoveries at seven other farms since April, authorities said. (canadianpoultrymag.com)
Illegal levels of cancer-causing dioxins showed up in 8 percent of food and feed samples taken in Europe between 1999 and 2008, a report from Europe's food safety agency said on Wednesday. (3-rx.com)
A lack of information on which samples resulted from targeted versus random tests made it hard to identify a clear trend in dioxin levels in food and feed, EFSA said. (3-rx.com)
EFSA said continuous random testing of "a sufficient number of samples" was needed to allow a more accurate assessment of the levels of dioxins in food and feed. (3-rx.com)

The EU has set an upper limit for dioxin (PCDD and PCDF) in fish of 4 pg WHO-TE/g. (bellona.org)
Dioxins (PCDD/F) have similar chemical and physical properties. (bund.de)

4. EPA will review impacts of the draft response to comments report on the Agency's 2003 draft dioxin reassessment. (epa.gov)
5. EPA will release the final response to comments report and focus on completion of the dioxin reassessment. (epa.gov)
As Leavitt prepares to take the reins at the EPA, the agency is set to release its long-awaited reassessment of dioxin. (nationalcenter.org)

The standard turnaround for Dioxin and Furan testing is 7-10 working days. (element.com)

1990s better dioxin control from incineration. (powershow.com)

Content of dioxin in food is given in picograms WHOTE/g (or nanograms/kg). (bellona.org)
Dioxins, a pollution product of metal processing, incinerators and paper bleaching, build up in the food chain by accumulating in fat and other animal tissues. (ewg.org)
No dioxin was found in a consignment of 50,000 eggs sent from Germany to an egg trader in Barneveldt, the food safety authority said on Tuesday. (dutchnews.nl)
Dioxin in feed and food: is public health running behind? (bmj.com)
Airborne dioxins are deposited onto plants and in soils and water, and enter the food chain when ingested by livestock and fish. (3-rx.com)

The negative health effects of dioxins and other pollutants in fish may outweigh any benefit from omega-3's . (nutritionfacts.org)
The long-term objective of the project, costing a total 41 million USD, is to raise Vietnam 's capacity in treating dioxin and hardly-disintegrated organic pollutants at the contaminated airport and other sites. (vietnamembassy-usa.org)

Dioxin may refer to: 1,2-Dioxin or 1,4-Dioxin, two unsaturated heterocyclic 6-membered rings in which two carbon atoms have been replaced by oxygen atoms, which gives the molecular formula C4H4O2 Dibenzo-1,4-dioxin, also known as dibenzodioxin or dibenzo-p-dioxin (molecular formula C12H8O2), in which two benzene rings are connected through two oxygen atoms. (wikipedia.org)
Dioxins (or PCDDs) have two oxygen atoms linking the two benzene rings, forming the dioxin ring. (powershow.com)

The FSA reports that although there are no limits designated specifically for dioxins in infant formula all of the milk-based samples tested in 2003 were within existing European Union limits for dioxins in milk or milk-based products. (nutraingredients.com)

In vitro transformation of the human Ah receptor and its binding to a dioxin response element. (aspetjournals.org)

1998. Toxicological Profile for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins: December 1998. (cdc.gov)

Exposures begin in the womb when dioxins cross the placenta and continue as newborn infants ingest them in breast milk and formula. (ewg.org)

This goal can be accomplished at the same time that the U.S. and Vietnam are remediating the major dioxin hotspots at Da Nang and Bien Hoa at little additional cost. (aspeninstitute.org)
Vietnam and the US jointly launched a project at Da Nang airport in the central Da Nang city on August 9 to clean up Agent Orange/dioxin in the area. (vietnamembassy-usa.org)

Some PCB congeners have a molecular structure similar to that of dioxins and comparable biological effects. (bund.de)
Biological mechanisms of dioxin action / edited by Alan Poland, Renate D. Kimbrough. (who.int)

For substances that do not harm the genetic material directly, like PCB and dioxins, threshold limits for effect are commonly given. (bellona.org)

Dioxins are not purposely manufactured, they occur as by-products during combustion processes in particular. (bund.de)
Dioxins may be found in any urban or rural environment as a result of common processes such as burning wood or coal. (cubasi.cu)

We may also be exposed to dioxins through the consumption of chicken , meat , dairy , and eggs . (nutritionfacts.org)
Dioxins found in chicken may explain the link between chicken consumption and cancer . (nutritionfacts.org)

EWG has conducted extensive research on dioxin pollution in people since 2003. (ewg.org)

Most human dioxin exposure comes from eating fish such as salmon and tuna . (nutritionfacts.org)
Addendum to Technical Report No. 8 - Dioxins in Agricultural Commodities in Australia - Summary of tuna dioxin and dioxin-like PCB testing . (dcceew.gov.au)

The same applies to soy-based foods for which there is no limit for dioxins specifically in these foods, but the FSA found that the concentration of dioxins in the soya-based formulae were also well below the limit that applies to milk-based products. (nutraingredients.com)
The WHO study found that production workers exposed to dioxin had a 29% increased risk of cancer. (news-medical.net)
Dioxins found in fish may be linked to increased risk of atrial fibrillation , lower sperm count and semen quality , diabetes , cancer , and impaired child neurobehavioral development. (nutritionfacts.org)
Dioxins break down slowly in the environment so the source of dioxins found in any area may be uncertain, it noted. (cubasi.cu)

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 7 spoke highly of the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA)'s efforts in recent years to protect the rights of the victims and raise fund for them. (vietnamplus.vn)
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and representatives of the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin . (vietnamplus.vn)
US-Vietnam Scientific Conference on Human Health and Environmental Effects of Agent Orange/Dioxins (invited speaker), Hanoi. (bvsalud.org)

Request the U.S. government to work with Committee 33 and the Ministry of Defense to assess and clean up the remaining smaller dioxin hotspots in Vietnam over the next 2-3 years. (aspeninstitute.org)

People are exposed to dioxins via their diet, and the main sources are animal products such as fish, dairy products and meat. (bellona.org)

Anatomy1

Chemicals and Drugs18

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment4

Technology, Industry, Agriculture3

Information Science1

Health Care11

Geographicals2

PCBs44

Furans18

High levels of dioxins1

Compounds7

Received dioxin-contaminated feed2

Contamination6

Chemicals6

Toxicity4

Toxic4

Clean up dioxin1

Amount of dioxin1

Source of dioxin4

Exposure to dioxin4

Presence of dioxins1

Dibenzo-para-Dioxins1

Persistent2

Highest dioxin1

East Palestine2

Contaminants2

Concentrations2

Emissions7

Accumulate3

20012

TCDD4

EPA's3

Herbicides2

20024

Levels17

PCDD2

Reassessment3

Furan1

Incineration1

Food5

Pollutants2

Benzene2

Infant1

Receptor1

Toxicological profile1

Exposures1

Nang2

Biological2

Limits1

Processes2

Consumption2

Pollution1

Tuna2

Found4

Agent Orange3

Vietnam1

Dairy products1