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Lab report: duck egg dioxin below EU criterion
According to the COA’s duck egg monitoring plan, 30 samples were collected from duck farms located in areas with high risk of contamination and big numbers of ducks being raised. These areas included 28 counties and townships in Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua, Nantou, Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung.
Another test by the Department of Health (DOH) was conducted on 33 samples collected from 15 counties and cities: Ilan County, Taipei County, Taipei City, Taoyuan County, Hsinchu County, Miaoli County, Taichung County, Taichung City, Nantou County, Changhua County, Yunlin County, Chiayi County, Tainan County, Kaohsiung County and Pingtung County. Results showed that dioxin content was also below the 3 pg WHO-TEQ PCDD/F/g fat and <2pg WHO-TEQ PCDD/F/g fat level set by the EU.