Brominated flame retardant in animal feeds from Poland.

The safety of food of animal origin is closely related to feed quality. Feed pollution by brominated flame retardants (BFRs) leads to the exposure of animals and consumers of food of animal origin to these substances. The study aimed to assess the concentration of ten PBDE (BDE-28, 47, 49, 99, 100, 138, 153, 154, 183, and 209) congeners and eight nBFRs (TBX, PBT, HBB, PBEB, EH-TBB, BTBPE, BEH-TBPH, and DBDPE) in 59 feed and feed materials from six different feed categories (277/2012/EU).

Chickens' eggs and the livers of farm animals as sources of perfluoroalkyl substances.

Introduction: This study focuses on perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) content in chickens' eggs and the livers of farm animals.

Material And Methods: Chickens' eggs (n = 25) and the livers of cows (n = 10), chickens (n = 7) and horses (n = 3) were collected from various regions of Poland. Samples were analysed using the isotope dilution technique with liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).

Caesium-137 in the muscles of game animals in 2015-2022 - levels and time trend.

Introduction: Radioactive caesium-137 occurring in the environment may be taken up by plants and animals and pose a trophic threat to humans. Game animals living in forest ecosystems are very good bioindicators of the level of environmental contamination by ionising radiation. The main species measurably exposed to caesium-137 are the wild boar (), the roe deer (), and the red deer ().

Perfluoroalkyl substances in the meat of Polish farm animals and game - Occurrence, profiles and dietary intake.

Meat from farm animals (pigs, cattle and poultry) and game (wild boar and deer) was analysed in terms of thirteen perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). Wild boar muscle tissue was statistically significantly more contaminated than muscle tissue from other animals, and the species order of the lower-bound (LB) sum of four (∑4) PFAS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorononanoic acid and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid) concentrations was wild boar > cattle > deer > pigs > poultry. None of the samples exceeded the maximum levels set by Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915.

Feed materials - Levels and characteristic profiles of dioxins and PCBs.

Dioxins (PCDD/PCDF) are toxic compounds that are ubiquitous in the environment; although present in low concentrations, they are persistent and highly toxic and they bioaccumulate in food chains. Therefore, it is very important that feed is free of these types of contaminants, because otherwise they can become a source that can negatively affect animal health and the safety of food of animal origin. The aim of the study was to comprehensively assess the concentrations of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in a variety of feed materials available on the Polish market.