Robert Goldberg: Pseudoscience activists, trial lawyers use media to muddy debates

Published October 16, 2010 4:00am ET



If you have been paying any attention to the news over the past few months, you’ve no doubt heard about Bisphenol A, a chemical found in hundreds of plastic products, including baby bottles and food packaging.

You have also probably heard that BPA might be linked to a variety of negative health effects, which are said to run the gamut from heart disease to cancer to aggressive behavior to low sperm count.

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