DIOXINS AND FURANS IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION, FROM EGGS OBTAINED IN CONVENTIONAL AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS USING HRGC/HRMS

Dioxins (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins - PCDD) and furans (polychlorinated dibenzofurans - PCDF) are highly toxic chemical compounds which can accumulate into human and animal bodies, causing many diseases with high risk for consumers health. In this paper are presented the results of the performed experiments for dioxins and furans determination from eggs obtained in conventional and uncertified ecological systems using high resolution gas chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry. The obtained results, expressed as WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ pg/g fat, revealed that in both cases the values were in the limits set by the Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1259/2011 (below 2,5 pg WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ/g fat).