What Experts are Saying

What Experts are Saying

Robert E. Bracket, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition – US FDA

• "Consumers should not view the low levels of perchlorate in the foods tested as an indicator of the "risk" of eating certain foods, particularly when many of the foods are important components of a nutritious and balanced diet. Some of these food items are also important sources of iodine. Until more is known concerning perchlorate’s occurrence in foods, FDA continues to recommend that consumers eat a balanced diet, choosing a variety of foods that are low in trans fat and saturated fat, and rich in high-fiber grains, fruits, and vegetables."
  Robert E. Bracket, Ph.D.
  Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition – US FDA
  Testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous materials, April 25, 2007.
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"Perchlorate Environmental Contamination" U.S. EPA Peer Review Workshop

• March 5-6, 2002 "What we are seeing is extremely conservative risk assessment practices that result in very costly treatment and remediation actions. Far too often, these risk assessment practices and findings are distorted by various interest groups who deliberately mislead and scare the public. The result is a diversion of public and private dollars into unnecessary risk management efforts and away from more immediate, real and dangerous health related programs... As detection technology improves, more resources are devoted to removing smaller and smaller amounts of elements from our drinking water, yet at a price that takes dollars away from our communities and our ability to address very real health concerns. Let us not create phantom health threats where valuable resources provide no real reduction in risk to public health."
  Dr. La Donna White
  Faculty Physician with Methodist Hospital
  Capitol Medical Society, Sacramento, CA
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• "There is no compelling reason to believe perchlorate would cause thyroid cancer in humans, particularly at currently reported levels of exposure."
  Gary Williams, MD
  Professor of Environmental Pathology and Toxicology
  Department of Pathology, New York Medical College
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