IPEN study shows egg contamination in 17 countries

A study conducted by the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) found free-range chicken eggs in 17 countries to be contaminated with PCBs, dioxin and hexachlorobenzene.
The IPEN conducted the study on free-range chicken eggs collected near waste incinerators, cement kilns, the metallurgical industry, waste dumps, and chemical production facilities involving chlorine and found evidence of high levels of dioxin and PCB contamination.
Seventy percent of the samples exceeded the European Union (EU) limit for dioxins in eggs. Sixty percent of them also exceeded proposed EU limits for PCBs in eggs. Three egg samples reported in this study contain some of the highest dioxin levels ever measured in chicken eggs.
According to IPEN, the study represents the first data about these substances in chicken eggs for Belarus, Bulgaria, Egypt, India, Mexico, Kenya, Mozambique, Philippines Senegal, Tanzania, Turkey, and Uruguay.
The IPEN, founded in 1988, is an international network of non-governmental organisations working together for the global elimination of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), on an expedited yet socially equitable basis.
Source: Independent Bangladesh