Meeting the European Commission Performance Criteria for the Use of Triple Quadrupole GC- S/MS as a Confirmatory Method for PCDD/Fs in Food and Feed Samples

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Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) constitute a group of highly toxic organic compounds formed unintentionally, mainly in waste combustion processes or as by-products of industrial manufacturing of certain chemicals, such as chlorinated pesticides. PCDD/Fs can enter the food chains where they persist and bioaccumulate. Human exposure to dioxins occurs mostly from ingesting contaminated food. PCDD/Fs have been characterized by the US Environmental Protection Agency as likely to