CONCLUSIONS, RESEARCH NEEDS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXPERT PANEL: TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON HUMAN MILK SURVEILLANCE AND RESEARCH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS IN THE UNITED STATES Cheston M. Berlin, Jr. Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA Judy S. LaKind LaKind Associates, LLC, Catonsville, Maryland, USA Babasaheb R. Sonawane National Center For Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA Sam Kacew Department of Pharmacology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Christopher J. Borgert Applied Pharmacology and Toxicology, Inc., Alachua, Florida, USA Michael N. Bates School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA Nettie Birnbach College of Nursing, State University of New York at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, USA Robert Campbell Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA 1929 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 65:1929–1935, 2002 Copyright© 2002 Taylor & Francis 1528-7394/02 $12.00 + .00 DOI: 10.1080/00984100290071801 We thank the following organizations for generously providing support for the workshop: the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health; the Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Panel of the American Chemistry Council; the Nurses Leadership Council; Penn State University College of Medicine; the Public Health Policy Advisory Board; and the Research Foundation for Health and Environmental Effects. In addition, support from the Chlorine Chemistry Council was provided for workshop develop- ment and organization. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect views and/or policies of their affiliations. Address correspondence to Judy S. LaKind, PhD, LaKind Associates LLC, 106 Oakdale Avenue, Catonsville, MD 21228, USA. E-mail: lakindassoc@worldnet.att.net