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STOP THE FORMALDEHYDE INSANITY. Current edition brought to you by:. FEMA Trailers. No such thing as “regulatory malfeasance”. You can’t put the genie back into the bottle!. Dalehite v. United States (1953). Effectively eliminated applying Federal Tort Claims Act. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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STOP THE FORMALDEHYD
E INSANITY
Current edition brought to you by:
FEMA TrailersFEMA Trailers
No such thing as “regulatory
malfeasance”
You can’t put You can’t put the genie the genie
back into the back into the bottle!bottle!
Dalehite v. United States (1953)
Effectively eliminated applying
Federal Tort Claims Act
Discretionary function exception was included because it was not "intended that the constitutionality of legislation, the legality of regulations, or the propriety of a discretionary administrative act, should be tested through the medium of a damage suit for tort."
Thus, industry response must be
Timely
Aggressive
More than a whiny full-page adin the NY Times
The NEGATIVE role model is
DDT
Only one very mild comment at the time from the
CEO of American Cyanamid
Hundreds of scientific errors in Ms. Rachel's book
YETYET
Fast-forward 30-odd years…
and count up millions of malaria deaths
What lessons have been learned?
By all rights, a disaster of this
magnitude…
SHOULD have permanently ruined
the credibility of EPA
But never underestimate the power of spin…
Especially if the other side is playing dead
Health care is SLOWLYcoming back to EtO
With Ethylene oxide
So-called alternatives
are not as effective
But, plenty of damage
has been done
Precepts for a proactive strategy
The science is a given, and is on our side. But clearly, science does not matter!
Remember silicone breast implants?
Beat the fear entrepreneurs at their own game!
Want to ban chlorine? You prefer cholera?
Point out that there is risk in trying to be risk-free
Engage the zealots on TV
Zealots and screamers come off quite poorly
TV is a cool medium
Here’s the good news…
The majority of the public
does NOT buy into the Greenie nonsense
Give them a reason to believe in US
Don’t worry!
You are smarter than those on the other side
Yes…
You too can be an activist
Special thanks to…
Betsy Natz and The Formaldehyde Council
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