Table 1 Action levels and maximum levels established by current EU legislation [89,90,91] for PCDD/Fs and DL-PCBs in food of animal origin; WHO-TEQs (Toxic EQuivalents), fat: based on fat content, ww: based on wet weight
Food sample | Action levela | Maximum level | Unit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DL-PCB-TEQ | PCDD/F-TEQ | PCDD/F-TEQ | PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ | pg/g | |
Bovine and sheep meat, products thereof | 1.75 | 1.75 | 2.5 | 4.0 | Fat |
Poultry meat, products thereof | 0.75 | 1.25 | 1.75 | 3.0 | Fat |
Pig meat and products thereof | 0.50 | 0.75 | 1.0 | 1.25 | Fat |
Terrestrial animal liver and products thereof | 0.30 | 0.50 | ww | ||
Sheep liver and products thereof | 1.25 | 2.00 | ww | ||
Fish meat (farmed) and products thereof | 2.50 | 1.50 | 3.5 | 6.5 | ww |
Eel meat and products thereof | 3.5 | 10.0 | ww | ||
Fish liver and products thereof | 20.0 | ww | |||
Marine oils | 1.75 | 6.0 | Fat | ||
Raw milk, dairy products including butter fat | 2.00 | 1.75 | 2.5 | 5.5 | Fat |
Hen's eggs and products thereof | 1.75 | 1.75 | 2.5 | 5.0 | Fat |
Bovine and sheep fat and products thereof | 2.5 | 4.0 | Fat | ||
Poultry fat and products thereof | 1.75 | 3.0 | Fat | ||
Pig fat and products thereof | 1.0 | 1.25 | Fat | ||
Mixed animal fats | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.5 | 2.50 | Fat |
Foods for infants and young children | 0.1 | 0.2 | ww | ||