council regul ec novemb amend commiss regul ec set maximum level contamin foodstuff text eea relev council european union regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec februari lai commun procedur contamin food articl thereof regard propos commiss commiss regul ec stipul foodstuff market higher contamin level regul term quot dioxin quot cover group polychlorin dibenzo dioxin quot pcdd quot polychlorin dibenzofuran quot pcdf quot congen toxicolog concern toxic congen tetrachlordibenzo dioxin tcdd classifi intern agenc research cancer reput intern organis human carcinogen scientif committe food quot scf quot line world health organis quot quot conclud carcinogen effect dioxin occur level threshold advers effect endometriosi neurobehaviour immunosuppress effect occur lower level consid relev determin toler intak polychlorin biphenyl quot pcb quot group congen divid group toxicolog properti congen exhibit toxicolog properti dioxin term quot dioxin pcb quot pcb exhibit dioxin toxic toxicolog profil congen dioxin dioxin pcb exhibit level toxic order sum toxic congen concept toxic equival factor quot tef quot introduc facilit risk assess regulatori control mean analyt result relat individu dioxin congen dioxin pcb congen express term singl quantifi unit quot tcdd toxic equival concentr quot teq dioxin pcb extrem resist chemic biolog degrad persist environ accumul feed food chain human dioxin exposur deriv foodstuff foodstuff anim origin contribut approxim exposur dioxin burden anim deriv feedingstuff feedingstuff case soil rais concern potenti sourc dioxin scf adopt opinion risk assess dioxin dioxin pcb food updat base scientif inform adopt scf opinion matter novemb scf fix toler weekli intak quot twi quot dioxin dioxin pcb pg teq kg bodi weight exposur estim consider proport commun popul dietari intak excess twi popul group countri higher risk due dietari habit reduct human exposur dioxin food consumpt import ensur consum protect high level dioxin observ food group food contamin directli relat feed contamin integr approach adopt reduc dioxin incid food chain feed materi food produc anim human scf recommend continu effort made limit environment releas dioxin relat compound lowest level feasibl effect effici reduc presenc dioxin similar substanc food chain ensur continu reduct human bodi burden scf note recent investig human milk blood dioxin level longer decreas maximum level dioxin dioxin pcb tool prevent unaccept high exposur human popul prevent distribut unaccept highli contamin foodstuff accident pollut exposur set maximum level indispens implement regulatori control system ensur uniform applic measur base sole establish maximum level dioxin dioxin pcb foodstuff suffici effect reduc human exposur dioxin level set low larg part food suppli declar unfit human consumpt gener recognis order activ reduc presenc dioxin foodstuff maximum level accompani measur stimul pro activ approach includ action level target level foodstuff combin measur limit emiss target level level achiev order ultim bring human exposur major popul twi set scientif committe action level tool compet author oper highlight case identifi sourc contamin measur reduct elimin event complianc provis regul signific level dioxin normal background level found foodstuff approach result gradual reduct dioxin level foodstuff target level ultim achiev recommend commiss issu address member state toxicolog point view level appli dioxin furan dioxin pcb time maximum level set dioxin furan dioxin pcb limit data preval monitor continu presenc dioxin pcb view includ substanc maximum level unaccept dioxin content foodstuff assess light current background level contamin differ foodstuff foodstuff maximum level fix take account background contamin strict feasibl level order ensur oper food feed chain continu make effort limit presenc dioxin feed food maximum level applic review defin period time object set lower maximum level reduct human exposur dioxin achiev year maximum level stipul foodstuff anim origin appli product horsemeat goat meat rabbit meat egg duck gees quail limit data preval dioxin foodstuff limit signific intak point view maximum level laid time maximum level appli cereal fruit veget food item gener low level contamin minor contributori factor human exposur dioxin level dioxin dioxin pcb foodstuff monitor regularli veget oil signific level dioxin dioxin pcb veget oil regularli put market ingredi foodstuff mixtur anim fat establish maximum level veget oil reason control data maximum level laid categori fish fisheri product maximum level dioxin feedingstuff fish mean farm fish significantli lower dioxin level data futur lai level categori fish fisheri product exempt categori fish limit signific intak point view fish speci origin baltic region high level dioxin signific part baltic fatti fish baltic her baltic salmon compli maximum level exclud swedish finnish diet indic exclus fish diet neg health impact sweden finland sweden finland system place capac ensur consum fulli inform dietari recommend restrict consumpt fish baltic region identifi vulner group popul order avoid potenti health risk monitor data free rang semi intens egg higher level dioxin batteri egg measur ensur dioxin level egg reduc provid transit period maximum level appli free rang semi intens egg import reduc dioxin contamin foodstuff prohibit mix foodstuff compli maximum level foodstuff exceed maximum level view dispar member state consequ risk distort competit commun measur requir order protect public health ensur market uniti adher principl proportion regul ec amend scf consult accord articl regul eec provis liabl affect public health stand committe foodstuff deliv favour opinion commiss unabl adopt provis envisag procedur laid articl council regul eec adopt regul articl regul ec amend articl paragraph insert quot derog paragraph sweden finland authoris transit period decemb place market fish origin baltic region intend consumpt territori dioxin level higher set point section annex provid system place ensur consum fulli inform dietari recommend regard restrict consumpt fish baltic region identifi vulner group popul order avoid potenti health risk futur applic derog consid framework review section annex provid articl finland sweden commun commiss decemb year result monitor level dioxin fish baltic region report measur reduc human exposur dioxin fish baltic region quot articl insert quot articl regard dioxin product refer section annex prohibit mix product compli maximum level product exceed maximum level product compli maximum level ingredi manufactur foodstuff quot articl paragraph ad quot commiss review section annex time decemb latest light data presenc dioxin dioxin pcb view inclus dioxin pcb level set section annex review decemb latest aim significantli reduc maximum level possibl lai maximum level foodstuff quot annex amend accord annex regul articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun appli juli regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel novemb council presid vanderpoorten oj oj annex annex section ad quot section dioxin sum polychlorin dibenzo para dioxin pcdd polychlorin dibenzofuran pcdf express world health organis toxic equival tef toxic equival factor gt tabl gt quot