Źródła dioksyn i polichlorowanych bifenyli w materiałach paszowych

Abstract

Dioxins (PCDD/PCDF), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), are classified aspersistent organic pollutants (POPs). The main route of human exposure to thesecompounds is the diet, with food of animal origin being the dominant source(approximately 80%). The quality and safety of feed and feed ingredients hasa direct impact on the safety of food obtained from animals. Feeds contributesignificantly to the presence of these compounds in food. This is confirmed bynumerous national and international incidents caused by dioxin-contaminatedfeed materials. Therefore, it is important to follow routes those pollutants findto feed. Thanks to this, it will be easier to reduce feed contamination, that iscrucial for food safety and directly affects the reduction of the amount of dioxinstaken up by humans.