council direct ec novemb amend direct ec undesir substanc product anim nutrit text eea relev council european union regard treati establish european commun regard council direct ec april undesir substanc product anim nutrit articl point thereof regard propos commiss direct ec feed materi put circul commun sound genuin merchant qualiti 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 similar dioxin term quot dioxin pcb quot pcb exhibit dioxin toxic toxicolog profil congen dioxin dioxin pcb present 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 quot teq quot dioxin pcb extrem resist chemic biolog degrad persist environ accumul feed food chain distribut dioxin pcb dioxin pcb environ background contamin affect terrestri plant directli graze feed materi anim feed aquat feed chain appli soil contamin feed materi directli ingest anim addit background contamin direct accident pollut feed materi occur due localis discharg dioxin industri activ contamin feed materi product process transport illeg practic manag failur feed product human dioxin exposur deriv foodstuff foodstuff anim origin contribut approxim exposur dioxin burden anim deriv feedingstuff feedingstuff case soil 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 toler intak reduct human exposur dioxin food consumpt import ensur consum protect food contamin directli relat feed contamin integr approach adopt reduc dioxin incid food chain feed materi food produc anim human introduct measur relat feed materi feedingstuff crucial step reduc dioxin intak human scientif committe anim nutrit quot scan quot ask advis sourc contamin feedingstuff dioxin pcb includ dioxin pcb exposur food produc anim dioxin pcb carri compound food product anim origin impact anim health dioxin pcb present feedingstuff scan adopt opinion novemb identifi fish meal fish oil heavili contamin feed materi product european origin heavili contamin anim fat identifi contamin materi feed materi anim plant origin low level dioxin contamin roughag present wide rang dioxin contamin depend locat degre contamin soil exposur sourc aerial pollut measur implement aim reduc presenc releas dioxin contamin environ order reduc impact environment pollut contamin feed materi scan recommend inter alia emphasi reduc impact contamin feed materi diet contamin maximum level dioxin dioxin pcb tool prevent unaccept high exposur anim prevent distribut feedingstuff unaccept high level contamin case accident pollut exposur set maximum level indispens implement regulatori control system ensur uniform applic measur base sole establish maximum level dioxin dioxin pcb feedingstuff suffici effect reduc human exposur dioxin level set low larg part feed suppli declar unfit anim consumpt gener recognis order activ reduc presenc dioxin feedingstuff maximum level accompani measur stimul activ approach includ action level target level feedingstuff combin measur limit emiss target level level achiev order ultim bring human exposur major popul twi set scf action level tool compet author oper identifi case identifi sourc contamin measur reduct elimin event complianc direct signific level dioxin normal background level found result gradual reduct dioxin level feedingstuff 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 feedingstuff assess light current background level contamin differ feed materi feed materi 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 view set lower maximum level reduct human exposur dioxin achiev compound feedingstuff feed materi plant origin high level dioxin feed materi plant origin largest compon diet speci anim set maximum level feed materi sensit method analysi expens time consum analysi check dioxin import sampl analys maximum level propos higher normal background level constitut upper bound level utmost import reduc level dioxin contamin feedingstuff reduc absolut prohibit mix feed materi feedingstuff compli maximum level feed materi feedingstuff exceed maximum level direct ec amend stand committe feedingstuff deliv favour opinion commiss unabl adopt provis envisag procedur laid articl direct ec adopt direct articl annex ii direct ec amend accord annex direct articl member state adopt publish juli law regul administr provis compli direct forthwith inform commiss thereof appli provis juli member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text provis nation law adopt field cover direct articl provis refer articl review time decemb latest light data presenc dioxin dioxin pcb view inclus dioxin pcb level set provis refer articl review decemb latest aim significantli reduc maximum level articl direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl direct address member state brussel novemb council presid neyt uyttebroeck oj annex annex ii direct ec amend annex amend tabl point quot product quot point replac quot gt tabl gt quot end annex footnot ad quot upper bound concentr upper bound concentr calcul assum valu congen limit determin equal limit determin maximum limit review time decemb light data presenc dioxin dioxin pcb view inclus dioxin pcb level set review decemb aim significantli reduc maximum level fresh fish directli deliv intermedi process product feedingstuff fur anim exempt maximum limit product process anim protein produc fur anim enter food chain feed thereof prohibit farm anim fatten bred product food quot annex ii amend tabl point part replac quot gt tabl gt quot end part footnot delet replac footnot quot upper bound concentr upper bound concentr calcul assum valu congen limit determin equal limit determin maximum limit review time decemb light data presenc dioxin dioxin pcb view inclus dioxin pcb level set review decemb aim significantli reduc maximum level fresh fish directli deliv intermedi process product feedingstuff fur anim exempt maximum limit product process anim protein produc fur anim enter food chain feed thereof prohibit farm anim fatten bred product food quot