DIOXIN LEVELS IN TOXIN BINDERS

While Agil continue to obtain more and more dioxin analyses of SORBATOX, other products continue to fail to meet the European standards.

The EU regulations that come into force on 1st November 1999, give a maximum dioxin level in kaolonitic clays of just 0.5 WHO PCDF/F-TEQ (picograms) per gram of 500 picograms per kilogram.

This level is very low and is only just above the instrumentation blanks measured in the laboratory of 0.31 picograms per gram.

The group of kaolonitic clays includes all the aluminosilicate minerals used for toxin binding. It is well known now, that kaolinites from Germany and USA fall outside of these new guidelines.

SORBATOX has a dioxin level of 0.44 picograms per gram compared with an American product - Condition Ade - which has a value of 1.3 picograms per gram.

Evidence suggests that out of hundreds of mineral samples tested by independent laboratories in the UK, only 3-4 samples have passed the EU standards.

SORBATOX is therefore one of the safest mineral products that can be used as a toxin binder or mineral carrier in animal feeding.

Murray J Hyden Technical Sales Director November 1999