Dioxins and PCBs
dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs, furans, dioxinas, bifenilos policlorados
What it is
Highly toxic persistent organic pollutants that bioaccumulate in fatty tissues.
Why BOTIA flags it
Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs persist and build up in fatty foods and the body, in both sexes. Pregnancy and breastfeeding matter because a mother's body burden can expose the fetus or infant — not because bioaccumulation is uniquely female.
BOTIA CAN
- Identify high-risk fat-containing ingredients that are primary dietary sources.
- Provide safety details on maternal body burdens and transgenerational transfer.
BOTIA CANNOT
- Determine the Toxic Equivalency without laboratory analysis.
- Confirm if the product exceeds the European Tolerable Weekly Intake.