2/10/2017 Chemical Contaminants > DIOXINS: FDA Strategy for Monitoring, Method Development, and Reducing Human Exposure DIOXINS: FDA Strategy for Monitoring, Method Development, and Reducing Human Exposure February 7, 2002 GOALS: 1) Expand FDA's m onitoring program fo r determ ining dioxins in the U.S. food and animal feed supply 2) Effectively manage the risks to humans from dioxins and identify opportunities to reduce human exposure BACKGROUND Environmental Contamination 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.

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