Food Safety and Inspection Service Dioxin Related Activities

Dioxin Related Activities

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Questions & Answers About Dioxins and Food Safety (Feb 2012), Interagency Working Group on Dioxin
Dioxins and PCBs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Environmental Assessment: Dioxin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Dioxin Exposure Initiative Publications, EPA
Dioxins, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

FSIS Dioxin Monitoring Surveys
USDA, with its government partners FDA and EPA, conducts periodic monitoring surveys for dioxins in meat and poultry.

DIOXIN 08 SURVEY: Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds In the U.S. Domestic Meat and Poultry Supply (Oct 2009; PDF Only)
Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds In the U.S. Domestic Meat and Poultry Supply (Jun 2005; PDF Only)

Dioxin in Livestock, Poultry, and Eggs: Guidance Documents, 1997-1998
These resources are provided for historical purposes. These items are no longer being updated.

Memorandum from Mark Mina to Plant Managers (Jan 8, 1998)
Memorandum from Mark Mina to Owners and Custodians of Poultry, Livestock and Eggs (Sep 17, 1997)
Guidance for Reprocessing of Broilers Exposed to Dioxin-Contaminated Feed (Jul 13, 1997)
Memorandum from Mark Mina to Industry Groups (Jul 10, 1997)
Memorandum from Mark Mina to District Managers (Jul 9, 1997)
Advisory to Owners and Custodians of Poultry, Livestock and Eggs (Jul 8, 1997)

Last Modified: April 30, 2013


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