Japan's New dioxin standards

[ttweed@wildrockies.org (Tony Tweedale)]

for dioxin-l list readers in Japan:

>         Breast milk is another big problem, since most breast-fed
>newborns
>         get around 20 times the tolerable intake of dioxins. The Health
>and
>         Welfare Ministry assures us that since the feeding period is
>short, this
>         should not cause any health problems. The explanation is hardly
>
>         enough to dispel the concern many young mothers harbor.
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any govt official responsible for dixoin policy who suggests this should be
permenantly run out of their country at the point of a samurai's sword.  In
fact Japanese neo-nates are getting much more than 20 times the real 'safe'
dose (0.01 pg/kg of b.w./d (U.S> EPA's)).

Tony Tweedale

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