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FSIS set to begin dioxin analysis of U.S. meat, poultry

By News Desk on May 4, 2018

Federal agencies are set to begin a year-long testing program on U.S. beef, pork and poultry to measure the levels of a highly toxic group of chemicals called dioxins, which are best known for their…
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Hairy crabs taking dioxin and dioxin-like PCBs into Hong Kong

By News Desk on November 17, 2016

Among six hairy crab samples — three collected at the import level and three from retail sales — Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety recently found one with levels of dioxin and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls…
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Texas Issues Fish Consumption Warning for Neches River Basin

By News Desk on January 29, 2014

Texans have received a warning from the state department of health about six species of fish caught in portions of the Neches River Basin due to fish testing for heightened levels of mercury and dioxins.
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Dioxin Chicken Recall Prompts Questions from Food & Water Watch

By Helena Bottemiller on July 30, 2013

Food & Water Watch, a Washington, DC-based advocacy group, said Monday it’s concerned about the way the U.S. Department of Agriculture is regulating meat imports following last weekend’s recall of nearly 200,000 pounds of imported …
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After Long Delay, EPA Releases Dioxin Assessment

By News Desk on February 22, 2012

After decades of consideration, the Environmental Protection Agency has released a final assessment on the health impact of dioxins, for the first time setting a toxicological threshold for non-cancer risks posed by exposure to the…

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EPA Misses Key Deadline for Dioxin Assessment

By Helena Bottemiller on February 3, 2012

The Environmental Protection Agency missed a deadline this week to release part of an analysis on the public health impact of dioxins, a lapse that angered public health and environmental advocates.

After many years of…

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Rep. Markey Urges EPA to Act on Dioxin Assessment

By Helena Bottemiller on January 12, 2012

Congressman Ed Markey, D-MA — who serves as Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee and is a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee — is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to…

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Food Industry Concerned About EPA’s Dioxin Limits

By Helena Bottemiller on January 9, 2012

The food industry is worried a new Environmental Protection Agency proposal on dioxin, a group of toxic chemicals, could deem the average American diet dangerous.

After several years of deliberation, and a draft proposal, the…

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Hong Kong Samples for Dioxin in German Imports

By Dan Flynn on February 7, 2011

Hong Kong ceased testing all German food products for dioxin, switching Feb. 1 to sample checks after more than 100 tests for the chemical were negative.

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department for the special…

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No Dioxin in German Foods Bound for Hong Kong

By Dan Flynn on January 20, 2011

For the second time in less than a week, multiple foods imported from German have passed dioxin tests by Hong Kong’s Center for Food Safety, known for its ability to sniff out chemicals in edibles.…

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