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Annelies Bon <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 15 Jun 2001 10:40:37 +0200
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> Is there any easy way to avoid PCB, dioxin contamination other than becoming
> an organic vegan??  What about non-dietary contamination -- how much comes
> from non-dietary sources?

The booklet nr 10 of the Dutch bf organization says:

Fish 3,4 %
Milk 23,2 %
Cheese 14,5 %
Butter 7,1 %
Beef 7,1 %
Pork 5,8 %
Meats 9,5 %
Chicken 2,0 %
Eggs 4,5 %
Vegetables 1,1 %
Products with fat 21,8 %

In excess of 90% of human exposure to PCDDs, PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs derives
from the consumption of animal fats

Source used for the booklet: Health Council of the Netherlands: Committee on Risk
Evaluationof Substances/Dioxins. Dioxins. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins,
dibenzofurans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls. Rijswijk: Health Council
of the Netherlands, 1996; publication no. 1996/10
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ISBN: 90-5549-116-0


regards, annelies

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