The press release and information below is about the following event: “News Conference: The Significance of the US EPA Oral Reference Dose for Dioxin to the Protection of Public Health” to be held in Albany today, Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 1:00 PM.
Dioxin in our air, and in our food supply (such as the milk we drink), can cause cancer and other harm to human beings. A group of scientists and environmental activists are trying to lobby government to solve some of the problem with better regulations and better public information campaigns. A way for people to limit their own dioxin exposure is to simply consume less animal fat.
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Media Advisory
7/6/12 For Immediate Release
State University of New York at Albany
Institute for Health and the Environment
David O. Carpenter, MD, Director
518.525.2660
Cancer Action NY
Donald L. Hassig, Director
315.262.2456
Citizen’s Environmental Coalition
Barbara Warren, Executive Director
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News Conference: The Significance of the US EPA Oral Reference Dose
for Dioxin to the Protection of Public Health
Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 1:00 PM
LCA Press Room, Legislative Office Building, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY USA
(Presentations by Dr. Carpenter, Mr. Hassig and Ms. Warren will occur
in the order listed above.)
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published “Reanalysis of
Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments” in
February of 2012. EPA sets forth a non-carcinogenic effects chronic
oral reference dose for dioxin in this document. Those who consume
average quantities of animal fats receive dioxin exposures in excess
of the oral reference dose.
The purpose of this news conference is to explain the significance of
EPA’s non-carcinogenic effects oral reference dose to matters of
public health protection. Dioxin exposures at current levels of food
supply contamination are damaging the health of those who consume
average quantities of animal fats. Read more »
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