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Food and Nutrition
Concentrations (pg/g wet wt.) of total PCBs in fatty foods from Total Diet Study in Vancouver, 1995
| Food code | Description | Concentration (ppt) |
|---|---|---|
| A01 | Milk, whole | 122 |
| A02 | Milk, 2% | 52 |
| A03 | Milk, 1% | 33 |
| A04 | Milk, skim | 38 |
| A05 | Evaporated milk, canned | 128 |
| A06 | Cream, 10-12% BF | 599 |
| A07 | Ice cream | 248 |
| A08 | Yogurt | 6 |
| A09 | Cheese | 912 |
| A10 | Cheese, cottage | 44 |
| A11 | Cheese, processed, cheddar | 576 |
| A12 | Butter | 1674 |
| B01 | Beef, steak | 171 |
| B02 | Beef, roast and stewing | 855 |
| B03 | Beef, ground | 732 |
| B04 | Pork, fresh | 298 |
| B05 | Pork, cured | 466 |
| B06 | Veal | 350 |
| B07 | Lamb | 93 |
| B08 | Cold cuts and luncheon meats | 631 |
| B09 | Luncheon meats, canned | 939 |
| B10 | Organ meats, liver and kidney | 1794 |
| B11 | Wieners | 775 |
| C01 | Eggs | 651 |
| C02 | Poultry, chicken and turkey | 293 |
| D01 | Fish, marine, fresh or frozen | 757 |
| D02 | Fish, fresh water | 2456 |
| D03 | Fish, canned | 2399 |
| D04 | Shellfish, fresh or frozen | 370 |
| E01 | Soups, meat, canned | 15 |
| E02 | Soups, cream | 61 |
| I01 | Cooking fats and salad oils | 1298 |
| I02 | Margarine | 356 |
| L03 | Dinners (cereal + vegetable + meat) | 72 |
| L04 | Dinners (meat or poultry + vegetable) | 63 |
| L05 | Formulae, milk base | 1 |
| L06 | Formulae, soya base | |
| L08 | Meat, poultry or eggs | 283 |
| M02 | Frozen entrees (microwave or boil) | 84 |
| M03 | Frozen entrees (microwave or boil) | 25 |
| M04 | Frozen entrees (microwave or oven) | 46 |
| M05 | Frozen entrees (microwave or oven) | 104 |
| M06 | Frozen dinner, beef + veg + or -dessert | 44 |
| N01 | Pizza | 617 |
| N02 | French fries | 674 |
| N03 | Hamburger | 99 |
| N04 | Fish burger | 1419 |
| N05 | Chicken burger | 482 |
| N06 | Hot dog | 501 |
| N07 | Chicken (breaded, fried, nuggets) | 191 |
| N08 | Egg breakfast on a bun | 529 |
