Dioxin Levels In Food Are NOT Going Down

A newly published report shows that the amount of dioxin in food has
remained at the same dangerous level it was more than a decade ago. This
finding directly contradicts the assurances of the U.S. EPA that dioxin
levels in food are not a public health concern because dioxin levels in food
are down from what they were a few years ago. The EPA's strategy of not
having to reduce levels in meat and dairy, the primary sources of dioxin in
food, now needs to be re-evaluated. See "Schecter, A., et al., "Intake of
dioxins and related compounds from food in the U.S. population," Journal of
Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 63: 101-118, 2001.