歐洲食品安全局（EFSA）今天調降食品中戴奧辛和戴奧辛類化學物質含量上限，調為原建議量的1/7。這些化學物質可能導致生育健康、免疫系統、荷爾蒙、牙齒琺瑯質等問題。
歐洲食品安全局看到模擬戴奧辛殘留人體時間的新數據和技術之後，確信應調降人體攝取上限。新建議上限為每週每公斤體重僅能容許2皮克，為2001年建議量的1/7。歐洲食品安全局評估戴奧辛風險發現，各年齡層現在平均接觸的戴奧辛量，約是新建議上限的5倍。
連結：Dioxins and related PCBs: tolerable intake level updated（EFSA公告）
連結：Dioxins and PCBs（EFSA公告）
EFSA has confirmed the conclusion of previous assessments that dietary exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs – environmental pollutants present at low levels in food and feed – is a health concern. Data from European countries indicate an exceedance of EFSA’s new tolerable intake level across all age groups.
Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs are toxic chemicals that persist in the environment for years and accumulate at low levels in the food chain, usually in the fatty tissues of animals. Their presence in food and feed has declined in the last 30 years thanks to the efforts of public authorities and industry.
EFSA’s expert Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) has completed the Authority’s first comprehensive review of the risks to human and animal health from these substances in food and feed. The European Commission asked EFSA for this risk assessment following its 2015 review of differences between tolerable intake levels set by various scientific advisory bodies.
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