It contaminates lakes, streams, and the ocean. Like the pesticides such as DDT, dioxin accumulates in the fat cells of the animals, and re-appears in meat and milk. Dioxin is virtually indestructible in most environments, and is excreted by the body extremely slowly. How To Avoid Dioxin Do not eat beef or pork, which have some of the largest concentrations of dioxin of all food sources. Chicken has the lowest dioxin content of all meats, but is still significant.
Vegetarian meat substitutes such as tofu, beans, and rice have essentially no contamination.
If your family drinks milk, drink only skim milk, since dioxin is carried in the butterfat. Avoid all full-fat dairy products, such as butter, cheese and ice cream. Use unbleached paper products. Do not use weed killers or insecticides that contain chlorine. Wash all fruits and vegetables carefully to remove chlorophenol pesticide residue.