Dioxins and PCBs in food and feed

Analysis of dioxins and PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). The analysis package contains the following determinations:

TEQ-WHO values:

• Sum of dioxins

• Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs

• Sum of non dioxin-like PCBs

Dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs):

• 2,3,7,8-TCDD

• 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD

• 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD

• 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD

• 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD

• 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD

• OCDD

Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs):

• 2,3,7,8-TCDF

• 1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF

• 2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF

• 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF

• 1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF

• 1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF

• 2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF

• 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF

• 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF

• OCDF

Dioxin-like PCBs, non-ortho PCBs:

• PCB 77

• PCB 81

• PCB 126

• PCB 169

Dioxin-like PCBs, mono-ortho PCBs:

• PCB 105

• PCB 114

• PCB 118

• PCB 123

• PCB 156

• PCB 157

• PCB 167

• PCB 189

Non dioxin-like PCBs (ICES-6):

• PCB 28

• PCB 52

• PCB 101

• PCB 138

• PCB 153

• PCB 180

Dioxins and PCBs are persistent organic pollutants, whose presence in food and feed is regulated by several pieces of EU legislation, including the following:

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 on food contaminants

• Directive 2002/32/EC on undesirable substances in feed