Breastfeeding Briefs
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The entry into force of the UN Persistent Organic Pollutants Convention (POPs Convention) in May 2004 means that increasing attention will be paid to monitoring of breastmilk as an indicator of levels of chemical residues in the human body. And in June 2004, the Ministers and Representatives of Member States in the European Region of WHO responsible for health and the environment stated that "Monitoring of chemical contamination of food for children and the total diet, as well as data on breastmilk" is one of the specific actions to reduce environmental health risks.
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