Industry special interests are burying information on cancer-causing chemicals and, according to watchdog groups, the government is helping them do it—in the name of “data quality.” In a study of the National Institutes of Health’s National Toxicology Program, OMB Watch, a DC-based policy-research group, reports that industry is frustrating the work of government researchers with petitions that are light on… return to article
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Reader Comments (2)Page 1 of 1 pagesSooo true and how many more destructive chemicals are being “swept under the rug”?
Posted by gracye3 on Nov 11, 2007 at 10:31 PM We can each do a significant amount to lessen our exposure to chemicals by changing how we clean our houses, and by being aware of what we are putting into our bodies, as well as onto our bodies. Choose non-toxic cleaning products; vinegar, baking soda, etc.
Buy organic foods, make your own meals, wear natural fibres.
What’s in your shampoo, toothpaste, mascara, shaving lotion, etc.? Ask questions.
Avoiding unnecessary exposure will give us an advantage, and when we encounter assaults on our systems, we may be better able to fend them off.
For the majority of these environmental chemicals it seems that it is the accumulation which is the problem.
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