3/31/11 Program Notice: Quantitative Cancer Risk Assessment Science is Insufficient to Produce an Estimate of Cancer Risk for Total POPs Exposure Imposed by Consumption of Animal Fat

Program Notice

3/31/11

Cancer Action NY’s

Cancer Action News Network

Donald L. Hassig, Producer

315.262.2456

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Loving the Earth Environmental Revolution

Quantitative Cancer Risk Assessment Science is Insufficient to Produce an Estimate of Cancer Risk for Total POPs Exposure Imposed by Consumption of Animal Fat

The unedited interview is available here.

http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/50638

Dr. Vincent Cogliano is the scientist responsible for running the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).  Dr. Cogliano describes the current state of scientific knowledge on the subject of quantitative cancer risk assessment for persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Few quantitative cancer risk assessments have been produced for POPs. At this time it is not possible to calculate an estimate of the quantity of cancer risk imposed by the total POPs exposure that results from consumption of animal fat.

The only reasonable action government public health agencies have open to them is educating the general public about POPs exposure cancer risk and exposure reduction strategies. This action has not been taken despite the fact that the federal government has been aware of POPs contamination of the food supply since the 1970s. The US government has allowed corporations to dictate silence on the subject of POPs exposure cancer risk. The government health entities must throw off all corporate control and begin immediately to educate the general public on the subject of POPs exposure avoidance via restricting consumption of animal fat.