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The Weinberg Group is a Washington, DC-based food and drug regulatory consulting group. Founded in 1983, the firm assists pharmaceutical and biotech companies with the "development and implementation of successful and innovative regulatory strategies" and also helps these companies to "remediate, maintain and improve their regulatory compliance."〔(Weinberg Group Homepage ), Accessed June 24, 2014.〕 ==BPA congressional investigation== In February 2008, John D. Dingell (D-MI) and Bart Stupak (D-MI) of the United States House of Representatives announced that their ongoing investigation into Bisphenol A (BPA) had broadened to include The Weinberg Group.〔http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=371&Itemid=1〕 In March 2008, ABC News reported that the U.S. Congress was investigating the Weinberg Group. Representative John Dingell said, "The tactics apparently employed by the Weinberg Group raise serious questions about whether science is for sale at these consulting groups, and the effect this faulty science might have on the public health."〔.〕 The House Energy and Commerce Committee, which Dingell chairs, asked the firm for records of its work on Bisphenol A and other chemicals. Some studies indicate that Bisphenol A, which is present in a wide range of plastics, is an endocrine disruptor and "can disrupt hormone systems in laboratory animals and possibly increase the risk of cancer or other serious illness."〔Justin Rood, "(Congress: Science for Sale? Congress Launches Probe Into Firm's Work on Chemical Used to Make Many Plastic Bottles )," ABC News, February 6, 2008.〕 Canada and 10 U.S. state have moved to ban the chemical from baby bottles,〔 and in February the U.S. National Toxicology Program released a report concluding that "there is some concern for neural and behavioral effects in fetuses, infants, and children at current human exposures," and that "bisphenol A exposure in these populations based on effects in the prostate gland, mammary gland, and an earlier age for puberty in females."〔(Since you asked – Bisphenol A: Questions and Answers about the Draft National Toxicology Program Brief on Bisphenol A ), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences website.〕 According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest the committee also "accused the firm of generating false uncertainty about scientific research that cast a negative light on their clients’ products. After showing deleted pages from the Weinberg Group's website boasting about its work for two pharmaceutical clients, the committee demanded the firm hand over documents naming the drug, the drug manufacturer and the experts used to prevent the drug’s ban. The group has also been accused of working to cast doubt on research linking a brand name hair dye to cancer and the impact of chlorofluorocarbons on the ozone layer."〔(CSPI Integrity in Science Watch Week of March 17, 2008 )〕 The U.S. Congress investigated statements that allegedly appeared on the firm's website claiming that it successfully kept on sale, for 10 years, a drug that was eventually cancelled as harmful.〔(Science for Sale Probe Deepens ), Justin Rood, ABC News, MArch 11, 2008.〕 In response CEO Matthew Weinberg issued a statement saying "The analyses we conduct are rigorous and adhere to established principles of scientific integrity () We believe it is in the public interest for all scientific research to be subject to scrutiny and the views of all affected parties to be heard."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Weinberg Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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