A COMPANY with a controversial history of defending the image of potentially damaging chemicals has aroused the interest of a US congressional committee.
The House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce is investigating the safety of bisphenol A. Because of its chemical similarity to the hormone oestrogen, bisphenol A has been linked with gender-bending and carcinogenic effects in humans and wildlife.
The committee is in the process of contacting the to establish whether or not it has been asked to defend bisphenol A.
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Based in Washington DC, Weinberg has previously helped defend the image of chemicals such as Agent Orange, which was used as a herbicide and defoliant in the Vietnam war.
In a dated 5 February, the congressional committee asked the group for copies of any emails, publications and records relating to work on bisphenol A. It contacted Weinberg after reading a risk assessment of bisphenol A by an academic who consults for the group. Weinberg declined to comment on the matter when contacted by New 杏吧原创.
