Formaldehyde Added to “Known Carcinogens” List Despite Lobbying by Koch Brothers, Chemical Industry

[Swede]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has added formaldehyde to a list of known carcinogens, despite years of lobbying by the chemical industry. Formaldehyde is found in plastics and often used in plywood, particle board, mortuaries and hair salons. The government also said Friday that styrene, which is used in boats, bathtubs and in disposable foam plastic cups and plates, may cause cancer. The conservative billionaire Koch brothers have led the lobbying effort against labeling formaldehyde as a carcinogen, and Georgia-Pacific, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, is one of the country’s top producers of formaldehyde.

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/6/14/formaldehyde_added_to_known_carcinogens_list

[Turbineguy]

1. Hmmm.......

sounds like the socialists won!

[Octafish]

2. Koch Bros worried about lawsuits, I betcha.

Wonder what a scientific study would show?

FDA? EPA?

Anyone?

[MatthewStLouis]

3. A spade is a spade. A carcinogen is a carcinogen.

Republicans and their big business friends have many allergies; mainly to the facts and reality. Profit first, people last.

[Tippy]

4. Not suprised