The dioxin contamination incident in Ireland, 2008: analytical results and congener patterns.
A porcine fat sample taken as part of the national residues monitoring programme in 2008 led to the detection of a major feed contamination incidence in the Republic of Ireland. The source of the contamination was traced back to the use of contaminated oil in a direct-drying feed operation system. Congener profiles in animal fat and feed samples showed a high level of consistency and pinpointed the likely source of fuel contamination to be a highly chlorinated commercial PCB mixture.
Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Abbey Court, Dublin, Ireland. ctlustos@fsai.ie
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D000818:Animals; D004147:Dioxins / Q000032:analysis*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007494:Ireland; D013552:Swine
D004147:Dioxins; D004785:Environmental Pollutants