bisphenol A - skullduggery by researchers with State of California

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A major bisphenol A review regarding references ranges has been

published (3). Cite 1 is an important critique of Willhite et al (3).

Indeed, perhaps science fiction has been created by Willhite, Ball, and

McLellan, who may be spiritual kin of Tommy Verstraeten and

Gerberding. Then again, if protecting revenue streams based upon

patenting, production, sales, and use of bisphenol A is a primary goal,

perhaps Willhite, Ball, and McLellan are stalwart warriors, similar in

style to Frist who dared manipulate Congressional " law " making for

the sake of his thimerosal-addicted bosses at Lilly. How reference

ranges are determined is very important. When unsafe levels are declared

to be " safe " , then reporters wanting to keep their jobs become pressured

to report " mysteries " , eg, the mystery of autism, even frogs begin to

freak out (2).

1. In depth, plain-English analysis of Whillhite et al 2008.

*A review of health risks of bisphenol A is flawed by errors of

omission, commission, misrepresentation and misinterpretation.* The

review, carried out by a scientist at the California Dept. of Toxic

Substance Control 'working on his own time' and thus not representing

the agency's position, ignores a large body of literature on low-dose

effects of BPA, uses criteria that would, if accepted, invalidate 30

years of well-established research on diethylstilbestrol (DES) and

employs a statistical method that violates basic statistical principles.

http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/newscience/oncompounds/bisphenola/2008/2008-0406w\

illhiteetal.html

2. *Hermaphrodite frogs found in suburban ponds.

<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/science/08frog.html>*

Common frogs that make their homes in suburban areas are more likely

than their rural counterparts to develop reproductive abnormalities.

New York Times. April 8, 2008

*

3. Derivation of a bisphenol A oral reference dose (RfD) and

drinking-water equivalent concentration.*

Willhite CC, Ball GL, McLellan CJ.

Department of Toxic Substances Control, State of California, Berkeley,

California, USA.

J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2008 Feb;11(2):69-146.