Environmental contamination of free-range hen with dioxin

Mikołajczyk Szczepan; Pajurek Marek; Warenik-Bany Małgorzata; Maszewski Sebastian

Environmental contamination of free-range hen with dioxin

2021

Mikołajczyk Szczepan | Pajurek Marek | Warenik-Bany Małgorzata | Maszewski Sebastian

The transfer of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from a contaminated environment into the food chain is a serious consumer safety problem. As part of the Polish National Surveillance Program of PCDD/Fs and PCBs in food of animal origin, a concentration of PCDD/Fs of 4.61 ± 0.75 pg WHO-TEQ/g fat was determined in a sample of free-range eggs, which exceeded the permitted limit of 2.5 pg WHO-TEQ/g. The aim of the study was to investigate the source of the egg contamination and the risk for the eggs’ consumers.

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