PCDDS and PCDFS in milk from farms in Derbyshire, U.K.
As part of a programme to establish the background levels of PCDD/Fs in milk in the U.K., samples of cows' milk were collected from farms in Derbyshire in 1990 and 1991. The concentrations of PCDD/Fs in the samples from two farms in the Bolsover area of Derbyshire were found to be significantly elevated compared with the normal range for PCDD/Fs in milk in the U.K. Details of the findings and the actions taken as a result are given. The concentrations of PCDD/Fs in milk from those farms previously supplying milk for human consumption are now below the Maximum Tolerable Concentration of 17.5 ng TEQ/kg fat.
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Contaminants Division, London, United Kingdom.
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Startin
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Wright
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D000818:Animals; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis*; D004739:England; D005506:Food Contamination; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D011108:Polymers / Q000032:analysis
D001572:Benzofurans; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D011108:Polymers; C016068:polychlorodibenzofuran