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The settlement was 1.85M in 1998, or a bit over 3M in 2021 dollars. Split 30 ways. That's absurd. No wonder companies like to do this kind of research when t
by rootusrootus 5y ago
The settlement was 1.85M in 1998, or a bit over 3M in 2021 dollars. Split 30 ways. That's absurd. No wonder companies like to do this kind of research when they can. Even during more enlightened times when someone tries to hold them accountable, it proves quite profitable.
- jonas21 5y agoWhy single out companies here? The experiment in question was performed at a state-run facility by researchers from a university and funded by federal grants. It seems like they are all responsible.
- rootusrootus 5y agoThat is an entirely fair point. I agree.
- heavyset_go 5y agoFrom the article: > A 1995 lawsuit pinpointed the purpose of these experiments: Quaker’s commercial interests. “What was the genesis of these particular experiments? It seems simply to be what are the relative benefits of oatmeal and Cream of Wheat,” prosecuting attorney Michael Mattchen told the Associated Press.
- at_a_remove 5y agoAnd nobody goes to prison! "Mistakes were made," I guess.
- mc32 5y agoApparently the highest dosage anyone was exposed to was about 330 millirem. So the issue isn’t so much exposure as problematic morality that didn’t allow for informed consent.
- barry-cotter 5y agoFor anybody else who didn't know that was trivial > “As to what are the medical and biological effects of that, with such low doses of radiation, it’s very difficult,” Litster said. A child exposed to that kind of dose, he said, would have a one in 2,000 chance of contracting cancer, which was barely higher than the average rate. A 1994 Massachusetts state panel concluded none of the students suffered significant health impacts, and radioactive tracers continue to be used in medicine.