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(Not a downvoter but) The problem with this is it's just bullshit. I'm sorry, but science can not prove a chemical safe (because science doesn't prove anythin
by alexandercrohde 9y ago
(Not a downvoter but)
The problem with this is it's just bullshit.
I'm sorry, but science can not prove a chemical safe (because science doesn't prove anything). The FDA may consider a chemical safe-enough, but a surprising amount of the time they later revoke that decision after people have been exposed.
The FDA process for testing safety involves exposing rats with a much HIGHER dose for a short period of time and looking for acute effects. However, this process is now highly disputed by scientists due to the fact that dose/response relationship of chemicals is non-linear, and sometimes even MORE severe at LOWER doses! [1]. It's also rightly criticized because you can't test a rat for a language disability. It's also rightly criticized because long term effects would never be identified with the FDA procedure, which may explain the high false negative rate.
[1] http://endocrinesciencematters.org/non-monotonic-dose-responses-2/non-monotonic-dose-responses-technical-overview/ http://endocrinesciencematters.org/non-monotonic-dose-respon...