Analysis of Dioxins in US Food Supply

Source: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/dioxdata.html
Year: 2004
Collection Sites: Boston, MA; Syracuse, NY; Pittsburg, PN

Currently, World Health Organization has set the maximum tolerable
daily limit for dioxin at 2.33 pg/kg/day. For a person weighing 70kg
(avg adult) that is about 163 pg of dioxin per day. 553g of beef roast
would contain that amount.

Note: BF stands for baby food.

TEQ pg/g PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
0.2947 Beef roast, chuck, oven-roasted
0.2939 Frankfurter (beef/pork), boiled
0.2608 Mushrooms, raw
0.2372 Butter, regular (salted)
0.2179 Cream cheese
0.2106 Catfish, pan-cooked w/ oil
0.2075 Liver (beef/calf), pan-cooked w/ oil
0.1668 Beef, ground, regular, pan-cooked
0.1614 Cheese, cheddar, natural (sharp/mild)
0.1388 Meatloaf, beef, homemade
0.1297 Beef steak, loin/sirloin, broiled
0.1172 Cheese, Swiss, natural
0.1110 Salami, luncheon-meat type (not hard)
0.1075 Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked
0.0963 Cheese, American, processed
0.0873 Burrito w/ beef, beans and cheese, from Mex carry-out
0.0865 Sweet roll/Danish pastry
0.0849 Sour cream
0.0788 Quarter-pound hamburger on bun, fast-food
0.0748 Chili con carne w/ beans, canned
0.0631 BF, chicken noodle dinner
0.0582 BF, vegetables and ham
0.0578 Lasagna w/ meat, frozen, heated
0.0552 Spinach, fresh/frozen, boiled
0.0514 Egg, cheese, and ham on English muffin, fast-food
0.0493 BF, vegetables and beef
0.0485 Taco/tostada w/ beef and cheese, from Mex carry-out
0.0479 Quarter-pound cheeseburger on bun, fast-food
0.0468 Pizza, cheese and pepperoni, reg crust, from carry-out
0.0451 Green beans, canned
0.0420 Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain
0.0418 Ice cream, regular, vanilla
0.0416 Pork roast, loin, oven-roasted
0.0413 BF, macaroni and cheese
0.0399 Summer squash, fresh/frozen, boiled
0.0385 Beef stroganoff w/ noodles, homemade
0.0378 Sour cream dip, any flavor
0.0372 BF, beef and noodles/beef stroganoff
0.0371 BF, turkey and rice
0.0370 Lamb chop, pan-cooked w/ oil
0.0365 Tuna, canned in water, drained
0.0362 Pumpkin pie, fresh/frozen
0.0361 Potato, mashed, prepared from fresh
0.0358 Pork sausage (link/patty), oven-cooked
0.0350 Half & half cream
0.0346 Chicken potpie, frozen, heated
0.0345 Bologna (beef/pork)
0.0345 Collards, fresh/frozen, boiled
0.0340 BF, mixed vegetables
0.0338 Green beans, fresh/frozen, boiled
0.0329 Chicken breast, oven-roasted (skin removed)
0.0325 Spaghetti w/ meat sauce, homemade
0.0323 Granola bar, w/ raisins
0.0318 BF, turkey and broth/gravy
0.0317 Milk shake, chocolate, fast-food
0.0307 Tuna noodle casserole, homemade
0.0307 Clam chowder, canned, cond, prep w/ whl milk
0.0302 Shrimp, boiled
0.0301 Sugar, white, granulated
0.0294 Lettuce, leaf, raw
0.0286 BF, cereal, oatmeal w/ fruit, prep w/ water
0.0285 Fruit-flavored cereal, presweetened
0.0283 Shredded wheat cereal
0.0281 Chicken w/ vegetables in sauce, from Chinese carry-out
0.0280 Crackers, saltine
0.0280 Macaroni and cheese, prepared from box mix
0.0279 Vegetable oil
0.0276 Pudding, ready-to-eat, flavor other than chocolate
0.0269 Fried rice, meatless, from Chinese carry-out
0.0268 BF, cereal, mixed, dry, prep w/ water
0.0267 Spaghetti, enriched, boiled
0.0262 BF, cereal, oatmeal, dry, prep w/ water
0.0261 Beef and vegetable stew, canned
0.0260 Beef w/ vegetables in sauce, from Chinese carry-out
0.0255 BF, vegetables and chicken
0.0250 Muffin, fruit or plain
0.0249 Eggs, scrambled w/ oil
0.0246 Ice cream, light, vanilla
0.0244 Black olives
0.0240 Chicken filet (broiled) sandwich on bun, fast-food
0.0239 Squash, winter (Hubbard/acorn), fresh/frozen, boiled
0.0239 BF, carrots
0.0237 Luncheon meat (ham)
0.0230 Eggs, boiled
0.0229 BF, chicken w/ rice
0.0226 Cornbread, homemade
0.0226 BF, teething biscuits
0.0224 Potato, baked (w/ peel)
0.0222 Lettuce, iceburg, raw
0.0221 Raisin bran cereal
0.0220 Corn/tortilla chips
0.0219 BF, arrowroot cookies
0.0218 BF, sweet potatoes
0.0218 Sugar cookies
0.0217 BF, apples with fruit other than berries
0.0215 Refried beans, canned
0.0213 Milk, whole, fluid
0.0213 Luncheon meat (chicken/turkey)
0.0212 Crackers, graham
0.0210 Margarine, regular (salted)
0.0207 Carrot, baby, raw
0.0205 Breakfast tart/toaster pastry
0.0202 Pear, raw (w/ peel)
0.0196 Peanuts, dry roasted, salted
0.0196 BF, beef and broth/gravy
0.0195 Broccoli, fresh/frozen, boiled
0.0188 Bread, cracked wheat
0.0186 BF, vegetables and turkey
0.0185 Pork bacon, oven-cooked
0.0184 BF, green beans
0.0182 Cottage cheese, creamed, lowfat (2% milk fat)
0.0179 BF, peaches
0.0176 Sweet & sour sauce
0.0175 Brownie
0.0175 Salad dressing, creamy/buttermilk type, regular
0.0174 Syrup, pancake
0.0172 Soup, chicken noodle, canned, cond, prep w/ water
0.0172 Crackers, butter-type
0.0172 BF, veal and broth/gravy
0.0171 Doughnut, cake-type, any flavor
0.0170 Soup, Oriental noodles (ramen noodles), prep w/ water
0.0169 Asparagus, fresh/frozen, boiled
0.0169 Cake, yellow w/ icing
0.0169 BF, zweiback toast
0.0168 Chicken thigh, oven-roasted (skin removed)
0.0165 BF, fruit dessert/pudding
0.0164 BF, applesauce
0.0163 Potato salad, mayonnaise-type, from grocery/deli
0.0160 Brown gravy, canned or bottled
0.0159 Potato, french-fried, fast-food
0.0158 BF, cereal, rice w/apples, dry, prep w/ water
0.0158 Chicken breast, fried, fast-food (w/ skin)
0.0157 Potato chips
0.0156 Pork and beans, canned
0.0156 BF, macaroni, tomato and beef
0.0155 Peach, raw/frozen
0.0155 BF, peach cobbler/dessert
0.0154 Beets, canned
0.0153 Chicken nuggets, fast-food
0.0153 Salad dressing, creamy/buttermilk type, low-calorie
0.0152 Fish sandwich on bun, fast-food
0.0145 Chocolate chip cookies
0.0144 Honey
0.0142 Mayonnaise, regular, bottled
0.0141 Peanut butter, creamy
0.0139 Yellow mustard
0.0137 Gelatin dessert, any flavor
0.0135 BF, dutch apple/apple cobbler
0.0134 BF, cereal, barley, dry, prep w/ water
0.0132 Tomato sauce, plain, bottled
0.0132 Macaroni salad, from grocery/deli
0.0131 Pepper, sweet, green, raw
0.0129 Bread, whole wheat
0.0126 BF, chicken and broth/gravy
0.0126 Turnip, fresh/frozen, boiled
0.0126 Pancakes, frozen, heated
0.0125 BF, lamb and broth/gravy
0.0124 Cauliflower, fresh/frozen, boiled
0.0124 Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled
0.0120 Bread, white, enriched
0.0119 Milk, lowfat (2%), fluid
0.0118 Brussels sprouts, fresh/frozen, boiled
0.0117 Corn, canned
0.0117 Infant formula, milk-based, high iron, RTF
0.0117 Chicken leg, fried, fast-food (w/ skin)
0.0113 Milk, skim, fluid
0.0113 Eggplant, fresh, peeled, boiled
0.0112 Salad dressing, Italian, regular
0.0111 Cake, chocolate w/ icing
0.0110 Pork chop, pan-cooked w/ oil
0.0110 Sweet potatoes, canned
0.0109 Tomato juice, bottled
0.0108 Soup, vegetable beef, canned, cond, prep w/ water
0.0105 Fish sticks or patty, frozen, oven-cooked
0.0103 Milk, chocolate, lowfat, fluid
0.0102 Sandwich cookies w/ creme filling
0.0101 BF, vanilla custard/pudding
0.0101 Carrot, fresh, peeled, boiled
0.0100 BF, peas
0.0098 Potato, boiled (w/out peel)
0.0097 Rice, white, enriched, cooked
0.0096 Cream substitute, non-diary, liquid/frozen
0.0096 Soup, bean w/ bacon/pork, canned, cond, prep w/ water
0.0094 Oatmeal, plain, cooked
0.0094 BF, squash
0.0092 Apple pie, fresh/frozen
0.0090 Turkey breast, oven-roasted
0.0089 Banana, raw
0.0089 Cantaloupe, raw/frozen
0.0089 Dill cucumber pickles
0.0088 Ham, cured (not canned), baked
0.0079 Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored
0.0077 White beans, dry, boiled
0.0073 BF, cereal, rice, dry, prep w/ water
0.0068 Watermelon, raw/frozen
0.0067 English muffin, plain, toasted
0.0062 Sunflower seeds (shelled), roasted, salted
0.0060 Prune juice, bottled
0.0060 Cabbage, fresh, boiled
0.0060 Cucumber, peeled, raw
0.0060 Coleslaw, mayonnaise-type, from grocery/deli
0.0056 Grapes (red/green), raw
0.0054 BF, fruit yogurt dessert
0.0048 Corn flakes cereal
0.0047 Onion, mature, raw
0.0044 Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, and nuts
0.0041 BF. apples with berries
0.0039 Yogurt, lowfat, fruit-flavored
0.0038 Apple (red), raw (w/ peel)
0.0037 Meal replacement, liquid RTD, any flavor
0.0036 Infant formula, milk-based, low iron, RTF
0.0036 Infant formula, soy-based, RTF
0.0035 Apple juice, bottled
0.0035 BF, juice, apple
0.0035 Grape juice, frozen conc, reconstituted
0.0035 Syrup, chocolate
0.0035 BF, bananas
0.0035 Fruit juice blend (100% juice), canned/bottled
0.0035 Tomato salsa, bottled
0.0035 Decaffeinated coffee, from ground
0.0034 Strawberries, raw/frozen
0.0034 Pineapple, canned in juice
0.0034 Orange juice, frozen conc, reconstituted
0.0034 Lemonade, frozen conc, reconstituted
0.0034 BF, pears
0.0034 BF, juice, orange
0.0034 Pineapple juice, frozen conc, reconstituted
0.0034 Coffee, from ground
0.0034 Apricots, canned in heavy/light syrup
0.0034 Cranberry juice cocktail, canned/bottled
0.0034 Orange juice, bottled/carton
0.0016 Decaffeinated tea, from tea bag
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