Total of Dioxins (WHO PCDD/F-TEQ) Analysis: Environmental and Food Safety

EPA 1613,EPA 1668 - Total Dioxins (WHO PCDD/FTEQ) Analysis - GC MS/MS Method

Dioxins and PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) are persistent organic pollutants that pose serious risks to the environment and human health. TheEPA 1613 and EPA 1668 standards are sensitive analysis methods developed to detect and quantify these harmful compounds. These analyses are used especially in the inspection of food products, environmental samples and industrial wastes.

What is Dioxin?

Dioxins can be released into the air as a result of forest fires and volcano eruptions, or they can be produced by improper incineration of urban products and garbage. They are mainly a by-product of industrial applications. They are persistent organic pollutants and highly toxic.

What are the Health Hazards of Dioxin?

Exposure to dioxin can cause cancer, damage to the immune system, affect hormones and cause reproductive and developmental problems. For this reason, tests and analyzes are carried out to prevent dioxin from entering foods or to detect foods containing dioxin.

WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ is the sum of the toxic equivalents of the 17 most toxicologically important dioxins and furans. The limit for the sum of dioxins (WHO PCDD/F-TEQ) should be 0.75 pg/g. Dioxins accumulate in the body and it is the total amount in the body, the body burden, that determines the health effects, not the daily dose. The assessment is made as a result of the Total Dioxins in Foods (WHO PCDD/FTEQ) Analysis.

In Which Foods Are Dioxins Analyzed?

The Total of Dioxins (WHO PCDD/FTEQ) can be analyzed in the following products

Food,
Food Additives and Food Supplements,
Aquaculture
Baby Food,
Infant and Young Child Supplementary Food,
Continuation Formulas,
Foods Given on Wet Weight,
Foods with Results Based on Fat,
Feed and Feed Additives

EPA 1613: Octa-Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans via Tetra- by Isotope - Dilution HRGC/HRMS

EPA 1668: Toxic Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Isotope Dilution High Resolution Gas Chromatography / High Resolution Mass Spectrometry

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