About a dozen physicians lingered to pose questions to Dr. Lynn R. Goldman. She could barely get out the door a half hour after the scheduled end of the session.
Dioxins are chlorine byproducts that are most abundant in dairy products and fatty meats.
A recent preliminary report from the Environmental Protection Agency suggested dioxin is more of a carcinogen than once thought. The Food and Drug Administration is currently deciding whether it should routinely test for dioxin levels. More questions followed, further delaying Goldman's departure. In fact, the queries started long before the end of her talk. The nearly 100 doctors in the audience tended to speak up whenever Goldman touched on a subject that clearly comes up frequently between pediatricians and parents.