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Dioxin in animal feed: Source of contamination not yet decisively identified
The sources of the current dioxin contamination in animal feed, eggs and meat have yet to be conclusively determined. “The distribution pattern of the dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCB in the contaminated feed does not correspond to a single reference sample of ours“, said UBA President Jochen Flasbarth. UBA compared the milk fat fatty acids illegally added to the animal feed with some 46,000 samples from soil, air, plants and animals in its dioxin database. In the past, the database has often provided a clue as to the source of dioxin contaminations. The chemical formula of dioxins, furans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls are quite discernible (so-called congener profiles) depending on their origin and formation. read more
