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Concentrations (pg/g wet wt.) of total PCBs in fatty foods from Total Diet Study in Whitehorse, 1998
| Food code |
Description |
Concentration (ppt) |
| A01 |
Milk, whole |
5.0 |
| A02 |
Milk, 2% |
0.1 |
| A03 |
Milk, 1% |
0.0 |
| A04 |
Milk, skim |
0.3 |
| A05 |
Evaporated milk, canned |
79.2 |
| A06 |
Cream, 10-12% BF |
26.2 |
| A07 |
Ice cream |
715.7 |
| A08 |
Yogurt |
0.7 |
| A09 |
Cheese |
902.5 |
| A10 |
Cheese, cottage |
0.2 |
| A11 |
Cheese, processed, cheddar |
1002.6 |
| A12 |
Butter |
3333.8 |
| B01 |
Beef, steak |
163.9 |
| B02 |
Beef, roast and stewing |
318.8 |
| B03 |
Beef, ground |
445.3 |
| B04 |
Pork, fresh |
279.0 |
| B05 |
Pork, cured |
800.9 |
| B06 |
Veal |
|
| B07 |
Lamb |
761.9 |
| B08 |
Cold cuts and luncheon meats |
540.0 |
| B09 |
Luncheon meats, canned |
989.4 |
| B10 |
Organ meats, liver and kidney |
32.2 |
| B11 |
Wieners |
1500.7 |
| C01 |
Eggs |
188.3 |
| C02 |
Poultry, chicken and turkey |
420.6 |
| D01 |
Fish, marine, fresh or frozen |
1950.9 |
| D02 |
Fish, fresh water |
8475.7 |
| D03 |
Fish, canned |
5372.1 |
| D04 |
Shellfish, fresh or frozen |
561.0 |
| E01 |
Soups, meat, canned |
0.6 |
| E02 |
Soups, cream |
0.9 |
| I01 |
Cooking fats and salad oils |
2770.2 |
| I02 |
Margarine |
1171.3 |
| L03 |
Dinners (cereal + vegetable + meat) |
|
| L04 |
Dinners (meat or poultry + vegetable) |
25.1 |
| L05 |
Formulae, milk base |
0.8 |
| L06 |
Formulae, soya base |
|
| L08 |
Meat, poultry or eggs |
31.7 |
| M02 |
Frozen entrees (microwave or boil) |
|
| M03 |
Frozen entrees (microwave or boil) |
|
| M04 |
Frozen entrees (microwave or oven) |
12.6 |
| M05 |
Frozen entrees (microwave or oven) |
31.3 |
| M06 |
Frozen dinner, beef + veg + or -dessert |
11.6 |
| N01 |
Pizza |
307.1 |
| N02 |
French fries |
90.0 |
| N03 |
Hamburger |
65.7 |
| N04 |
Fish burger |
230.4 |
| N05 |
Chicken burger |
18.5 |
| N06 |
Hot dog |
277.2 |
| N07 |
Chicken (breaded, fried, nuggets) |
80.7 |
| N08 |
Egg breakfast on a bun |
64.2 |