Amy Goodman
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Jennifer Sass & Joaquin Sapien on Formaldehyde Carcinogen Listing, Despite Industry Lobby
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has added formaldehyde to a list of known carcinogens, despite years of lobbying by the chemical industry. Formaldehyde is found in plastics and often used in plywood, particle board, mortuaries and hair salons. The conservative billionaire Koch brothers have led the lobbying effort against labeling formaldehyde as a carcinogen, and Georgia-Pacific, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, is one of the country's top producers of formaldehyde. Democracy Now! interviews Jennifer Sass, the senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Joaquin Sapien, reporter at ProPublica. The government also said Friday that styrene, which is used in boats, bathtubs and in disposable foam plastic cups and plates, may cause cancer.
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