"EPA Misses Deadline on Dioxin Guidelines"

"The Environmental Protection Agency missed a deadline to release federal guidelines on the dangers of excess dioxin chemicals in the food supply and environment, giving ammunition to critics that hope the agency will change course."

"The EPA was scheduled to release standards in January that would for the first time set a maximum human-exposure level for dioxins. The delay comes after criticism by food and chemical industries that have argued the EPA is using flawed science and will scare Americans about the food they eat."

Bill Tomson reports for the Wall St. Journal February 1, 2012.