Levels and congener distributions of PCDDs, PCDFs and Co-PCBs in Japanese retail fresh and frozen vegetables

• Published in: Food Hygiene and Safety Science (Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi) Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 294 - 302
• Main Authors: Amakura, Y. (National Inst. of Hygienic Sciences, Tokyo (Japan)), Tsutsumi, T, Sasaki, K, Maitani, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japanese Society for Food Hygiene and Safety 01.12.2003
• Subjects: Benzofurans - analysis; CONTAMINATION; coplanar PCB; Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; dioxin; DIOXINS; DOMESTIC MARKETS; fresh vegetable; Frozen Foods - analysis; frozen vegetable; JAPAN; PCDD; PCDF; Polychlorinated Biphenyls - analysis; Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins - analogs & derivatives; Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins - analysis; VEGETABLES; Vegetables - chemistry

To evaluate dioxin contamination in retail vegetables, congener analyses of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (Co-PCBs) were performed on sixty varieties of fresh vegetables including cereals and mushrooms, obtaine...