Organochlorines Techinical Advisory Group

Dioxins
Organochlorines Technical Advisory Group

The Ministry of Health has established an Organochlorines Technical Advisory Group.

It will provide the Deputy Director-General, Public Health, with high quality, scientific and technical advice on public health issues arising from exposures and effects of organochlorines (dioxins, PCPs, PCBs and other organochlorines) in New Zealand including:

responding to public concern of exposure to organochlorines and the effects that exposure may have had or will have on their health
the quality and completeness of information on which decisions will be made and advice on how this might be enhanced
reports, research and policy advice relating to organochlorines prepared by or for government agencies, including the Ministry of Health
other technical, scientific and epidemiological matters in relation to organochlorines
improving the quality and completeness of information in respect of exposures and effects of organochlorines.

The advisory group includes scientists, public health medicine specialists and epidemiologists.