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2/10/2017 Chemical Contaminants > Dioxins & PCBs Dioxins & PCBs Dioxins, a collective term for a group of environmental contaminants that includes certain dioxin, furan, and dioxin-like PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) congeners, are found throughout the world. Dioxins and furans are released into the air from combustion processes. The wide use of PCBs as dielectric and coolant fluids in the past has resulted in thier presence in the environment. FDA has has been monitoring specific foods with the goal of identifying ways to reduce dietary exposure to dioxin. For more information: Dioxin Analysis Results/Exposure Estimates (/Food/FoodborneiiinessContam inants/Chem icalContam inants/ucm 077444.htm ) June 2006; Updated November 2007 o N on-TD S Foods A nalyzed fo r P C D D /P C D F s in 2001-2003 (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContam inants/Chem icalContam inants/ucm 077465.htm ) November 2007 P C D D /P C D F E xposure Estim ates from N on-TD S Foods A nalyzed in 2001-2003 (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContam inants/Chem icalContam inants/ucm 077478.htm ) November 2007 P C D D /P C D F E xposure Estim ates from TD S Sam ples Collected in 2001-2004 (/Food/FoodborneiiinessConiam nanis'/Chem caiContam nants/ucm 077498htm ) June 2006 Dioxins: FDA Strategy for Monitoring, Method Development, and Reducing Human Exposure (/F o o d /F o o d borneIllnessC ontam inants/C hem icalC ontam inants/ucm 077432.htm ) February 7, 2002 Guidance for Industry: Possible Dioxin/PCB Contam ination of Drug and Biological Products (/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceCom plianceRegulatorvinform ation/Guidances/UCM070310.pdf) August 1999 Dioxin A dvisories and G uidance (http://w w w .fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/D ioxin..R esources/index.asp) (usDa).............................................................................................................................. More in Chemical Contaminants (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/default.htm) Acrylamide (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm2006782.htm) Benzene (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm2006783.htm) Dioxins & PCBs (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm2006784.htm) Ethyl Carbamate (Urethane) (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm078521.htm) Furan (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm2006786.htm) Melamine (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm2018689.htm) http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneNlnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm2006784.htm 1/2 2/10/2017 Chemical Contaminants > Dioxins & PCBs Perchlorate (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm2006788.htm) Radionuclides (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm2006789.htm) Toxic Elements in Foods & Foodware (/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm2006907.htm) http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodbomeNlnessContaminants/ChemicalContaminants/ucm2006784.htm 2/2