Esther Grunis, IBCLC posted:

>It would be interesting to see who are the members of that panel and on
>whose payroll they are.  If the artificial milk industry is represented
>( and in my experience, they are represented everywhere in a strong
>lobby) then how could the results be useful?

I'm currently preparing an article based in part on these reports.

The 14 members of the panel and their affiliations are listed on p. iii of 
the report. The only industry representative is Sue Marty of the Dow 
Chemical Company (Midland, MI). Everyone else is affiliated with government 
agencies (e.g., Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health) 
or universities.

The panel was convened by the National Toxicology Program's Center for the 
Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction. There's no indication of 
individual panel members' funding sources. I'd guess it's the usual 
mish-mash of government and industry, but you could find out more by 
checking panel members' web pages and so forth. Google away! ;-)

If you visit the site <http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/>, you can also access 
comments about the reports from several viewpoints. (There are two reports; 
one on genistein and one on soy formula.)

regards,
Julia

Julia R. Barrett
Freelance Science Writer & Editor
Mom to Sean (6) and Kira (2)
Madison, Wisconsin

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