The Analysis of Chlorinated Dioxins, Difurans and Biphenyls in Edible Oils Using Low-Cost, Green, Automated Sample Clean Up

Introduction

The Dioxin family consists of 210 compounds, of which 17 contain the 2,3,7,8 pattern of chlorination. These 2,3,7,8 containing compounds are of extreme human health concern due to their high level of toxicity. Similarly, 12 of the 209 polychlorinated biphenyls have also been identified as human toxins.

Due to their lipophilic nature, these analytes bio accumulate in adipose tissues and end up in food supplies. For this reason, the U.S. FDA and EU have established strict regulations for the monitoring of food products for human consumption, in particular edible oils.