These LINKS show that this problem is not limited to the United States it is a WORLD PROBLEM.

President Bush Sends the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants to Senate for Ratification

STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

EPA Environmental News

PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS CALL ON CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION TO IMPROVE WEAK U.S. STANCE AT TREATY TALKS ON TOXINS

Support for International Action to Eliminate Persistent Organic Pollutants

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Experts Urge Ban on Production, Use Of World's Most Toxic Chemicals

Why does the FDA allow Companies to package our food in containers
that leach POPs into our food?
WHY allow Companies to flavor our foods with POPs?