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Why You Can’t Trust Corporate & Federal Regulatory “Science”

This article is one in a series. For the other articles, please see: INDEX: “Why You Can’t Trust Government Science”   On One Hand: Trustworthy Science Is published, Is peer-reviewed, Discloses conflicts of interest (or even better has none), and Makes public all the data and other information to allow its results to be verified […]

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People Trust Scientists, Mistrust Government, Corporations

This article is one in a series. For the other articles, please see:  INDEX: “Why You Can’t Trust Government Science”   Most people’s lists of “The 10 Biggest Lies” contains the statement that, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.” Sadly, that applies to regulatory science as well as our upcoming series […]

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Evolving Connections Between Phthalates and Obesity/Type 2 Diabetes

In short: scientific evidence increasingly finds that phthalates are connected with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. More research is needed. The following excerpts come from  peer-reviewed studies published in 2014 and 2015. Note, the term “epigenetics” refers to a process in which the activity of a gene can be controlled, blocked or overexpressed by mechanisms […]

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Driving Innovation: How Stronger Laws Pull Safer Chemicals into the Market

The following is excerpted from PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: DRIVING INNOVATION: HOW STRONGER LAWS PULL SAFER CHEMICALS INTO THE MARKET and makes a solid case that chemical industry rants against protecting the general public are false. People OR Profits? “A common refrain by the regulated (or soon-to-be regulated) industry is that stricter laws over […]

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What Is A Stealth Chemical?

Stealth chemicals are those whose effects show up  as unrelated illnesses. This contrasts with known toxic chemicals like arsenic which are “in your face” poisons that can be readily identified by doctors and scientists. For example, endocrine disruptors such as Bisphenol A and phthalates from plastics are stealth chemicals because hundreds of scientific studies show […]

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Original Sources: 84,000 Legal Chemicals. Fewer Than 200 Tested. Only 5 Ever Banned. Here’s Where Those Numbers Come From

The U.S. government allows more than 84,000 chemical compounds of unknown toxicity to be legally used in food, beverages, packaging, clothing, fabrics, personal care products, cosmetics — in any part of your environment including the air, water, or soil. Unattributed variations of that number  — usually ranging from 60,000 to 80,000 — seem illogical and […]

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