Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds in the food supply : strategies to decrease exposure / Committee on the Implications of Dioxin in the Food Supply, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Committee on the Implications of Dioxin in the Food Supply.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dioxins--Toxicology.

Dioxins.

Food contamination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, or DLCs, are found throughout the environment, in soil, water, and air. People are exposed to these unintentional environmental contaminants primarily through the food supply, although at low levels, particularly by eating animal fat in meat, dairy products, and fish. While the amount of DLCs in the environment has declined since the late 1970s, the public continues to be concerned about the safety of the food supply and the potential adverse health effects of DLC exposure, especially in groups such as developing fetuses and infants, who are more sensitive to the toxic effects of these compounds. Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds in the Food Supply: Strategies to Decrease Exposure , recommends policy options to reduce exposure to these contaminants while considering how implementing these options could both reduce health risks and affect nutrition, particularly in sensitive and highly exposed groups, if dietary changes are suggested.

Contents:

FrontMatter

Reviewers

Preface

Contents

Acronyms and Glossary

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 A Summary of Dioxin Reports, Assessments, and Regulatory Activity

3 Sources of Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds in the Environment

4 Animal Production Systems

5 Human Foods and Food-Consumption Patterns

6 Framework for the Development of Policy Options to Reduce Exposure to Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds

7 Policy Options to Reduce Exposure to Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds

8 Risk-Management Recommendations and Research Priorities

Appendixes

A Data Tables

B Total Diet Study Report: Dioxin Concentrations in Foods

C Open Session and Workshop Agendas

D Committee Member Biographical Sketches.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610179619

9780309167208

0309167205

9781280179617

1280179619

9780309525480

0309525489

OCLC:

60365114