Environmental organic contaminants in food
• There is a continuing interest in contaminantion of the food chain with organic chemicals that are either produced by indrustry or are by-products of industrial activity.
• Aromatic hydrocarbon:benzene
• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: PAHS
• Dioxins and PCBs
• PHH used in plastic, paints, transformers, herbicides
• PHH contaminated in animal food and milk
• Metal,metalloids have long been associated with food poisoning