Watchdog: EPA human test subjects not always told about lethal risks of studies

FOX NEWS — The Environmental Protection Agency has been testing the impact of pollutants on human subjects without always telling them about the risks of heavy exposure — risks that include cancer, and even death.

The findings were included in a newly released EPA inspector general report, which urged the agency to overhaul its guidelines to make sure test subjects understand all the risks before signing up.

“[E]vidence suggests that at least some human study subjects would like to know if a study involves risk of death, even if the risk is very small,” the report said.

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