Industry at root of BPA study
October 23, 2008 By Susanne Rust and Meg KissingerA government report claiming that bisphenol A is safe was written largely by the plastic s industry and others with a financial stake in the controversial chemical, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found.
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I look at other nations studies before I pay attention to what the FDA says. The FDA has forgotten who it is there to protect.
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is there to protect."
I suggest that is a bit naive..
The FDA, like the NRC and most
other agencies is there to protect
the INDUSTRY, not the public!