EWG specializes in efforts to scare people about the mere presence of chemicals, metals in food,drinking water. They avoid telling consumers how miniscule the concentrations are that are detected
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is in the middle of a 14-year losing streak when it comes to getting anything scientifically correct. The science losing streak continued last week when they fired up another, idiotic scare about a 'new ' chemical—their words, not mine—called triphenyl phosphate (TPHP), an almost supernaturally-safe component of nail polish, reports Josh Bloom. (1)
And, who can blame them. After generating phony chemical scares about chemicals such as BPA and phthalates and miniscule amounts of pesticides on produce, it was past time to toss out something new to scare people, who will then donate generously to EWG to protect them from this hideous toxin. The chemical in question may be new, but the game is the same, as is the group's strategy:
