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The U.S. Congress is investigating the Weinberg Group [8], a science consulting firm that promises to help clients "clear regulatory hurdles and defend products in the court and media." Representative John Dingell [9] (Democrat of Michigan) said the firm's practices "raise serious issues about whether science is for sale." The House Energy and Commerce Committee [10], which Dingell chairs, has asked the firm for records of its work on Bisphenol A and other chemicals. Some studies have linked Bisphenol A, which is present in a wide range of plastics, to cancer and hormone disruptions. In 2006, Paul D. Thacker reported on [11] a Weinberg Group memo in which the firm told the chemical company DuPont [12] that it could help "shape the debate" about the safety of its products. "We will harness ... the scientific and intellectual capital of our company with one goal in mind -- creating the outcome our client desires," added the memo.
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[8] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Weinberg_Group
[9] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/John_Dingell
[10] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/House_Energy_and_Commerce_Committee
[11] http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2006/feb/business/pt_weinberg.html
[12] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/DuPont
[13] http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4252096