I was reading C&EN today and found the "From the Editor" article to be particularly interesting, and somewhat related to my last post. It's about the frenzy against the use of BPA (bisphenol A) in food containers. Here's a gem of a paragraph:
"Nevertheless, the drumbeat against BPA continues. Once suspicion of any kind has been leveled against the safety of a chemical, watch out. No amount of contrary evidence will ever convince some chemophobic environmentalists that use of the chemical should continue. Ban it. Period. It's no wonder the chemical industry shudders at the mere mention of the precautionary principle."
Baum, R. BPA Craziness. Chemical and Engineering News. 2009, 88, 5.*
You can read the whole article here.
And then I'd love to hear your thoughts. :)
*so maybe I cited this like a technical article...maybe I don't know any other way to cite things...thank you 391.
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