Trade Secrets You Were Never Supposed To See

[Orwellian_Ghost]

http://www.pbs.org/tradesecrets/">TRADE SECRETS

These conspiracies have resulted in an escalation in the incidence and mortality of cancer, and chronic disease, among workers and the general public unknowingly exposed to toxics and carcinogens in the workplace, air, water and consumer products--food, household products, and cosmetics and toiletries. This misconduct involves negligence, manipulation, suppression, distortion and destruction of health and environmental data by mainstream industries, their consultants and trade associations, notably the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA). These practices are so frequent as to preclude dismissal as exceptional aberrations and, in many instances, arguably rise to the level of criminality as illustrated below:·

- Suppression of evidence from the early 1960’s on the toxicity of VC by Dow Chemical, and on its carcinogenicity from 1970 by the VC/PVC industry and the CMA. Based on these findings, a blue ribbon committee of the American Association for the Advancement of Science charged in 1976 that: "Because of the suppression of these data (by the CMA), tens of thousands of workers were exposed without warning--to toxic concentrations of VC".·

- Suppression of evidence since the 1930’s on the hazards of asbestos, asbestosis and lung cancer, by Johns-Manville and Raybestos-Manhattan, besides the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. This information was detailed in industry documents dubbed the "Asbestos Pentagon Papers", released at 1978 Congressional Hearings.

- Suppression by Rohm and Haas of information, known since 1962 but not released until 1971, on the potent carcinogenicity of the resin bischloromethylether. This resulted in deaths from lung cancer of some 50 men, many non-smokers and under the age of 50.

- Suppression of carcinogenicity data on organochlorine pesticides: Aldrin/Dieldrin, by Shell Chemical Company since 1962; Chlordane/Heptachlor, by Velsicol Chemical Company since 1959; and Kepone, by Allied Chemical Company since the early 1960’s.

- Falsification and manipulation by Monsanto since the 1960’s of data on dioxin , and its contamination of products including the herbicide Agent Orange, designed to block occupational exposure claims and tightening of federal regulations. This evidence was detailed in 1990 by Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Criminal Investigation which charged Monsanto with a "long pattern of fraud" and with reporting "false information" to the Agency.

- Fraudulent claims by Monsanto since 1985 that genetically engineered (rBGH) milk is indistinguishable from natural milk. These claims persist despite contrary evidence.

http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/Trade-Secrets-Epstein.htm">LINK

[alfredo]

1. Excellent.

[malaise]

2. K & R

Sadly we'll hear what they're killing us with today in 40 years

[MorningGlow]

3. My money's on

NutraSweet
High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Splenda
:scared:

[malaise]

4. Looks like a safe bet

I avoid all products with all three.

We've been poisoning the kids with all that bullshit.

[Cresent City Kid]

5. Now it's the drug companies' turn

Here's the life cycle of a drug.

You see commercials offering compensation for clinical trials for experimental drug X.
The FDA rubber-stamps approval for drug X.
You see endless commercials urging you to ask your doctor about drug X.
The news reports recall of drug X.
You see commercials from law firms asking you if you suffered from drug X.
Drug company takes profits from drug X to create and market drug Y.

[cutlassmama]

7. I know two ER nurses that only take herbs

they refuse to take Rx's

[Rhansen]

6. Asbestos

Suppression of evidence since the 1930’s on the hazards of asbestos, asbestosis and lung cancer, by Johns-Manville and Raybestos-Manhattan, besides the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. This information was detailed in industry documents dubbed the "Asbestos Pentagon Papers", released at 1978 Congressional Hearings.

I read a really good book about the asbestos industry back in '06 titled "Libby, Montana: Asbestos & the Deadly Silence of an American Corporation" by Andrea Peacock.
In a nutshell, it's about (another case of) corporate and political criminals lying their way to the bank. Well written and researched, a definite must-read, even if you are not interested in the asbestos aspect of it.

Peacock found that Grace and other corporations used their economic muscle to suppress industrial research into the dangers of asbestos, and they relied on their political allies to keep federal and state agencies from watching too closely

[Echo In Light]

8. K&R

[lutefisk]

9. Republicans know this, too, yet they let companies regulate themselves.

Republicans don't just allow companies/industries to regulate themselves, they make it policy.

And how about the Bush administration placing industry lobbyists in federal agencies?

How can any decent person support the Republican Party?

[Quantess]

10. Evening kick!

[NNN0LHI]

11. Didn't mention PCBs? Used to be everywhere

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychlorinated_biphenyl