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Article: CHEMICAL FALLOUT WATCHDOG REPORT UPDATE BPA industry seeks to polish image Executives, lobbyists discuss having pregnant woman act as public advocate for plastic chemical
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 30, 2009
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Frustrated at media portrayals of bisphenol A as a dangerous
chemical, food-packaging executives and lobbyists for the chemical
makers met this week at an exclusive Washington, D.C., club where
they hammered out a strategy, including showcasing a pregnant woman
to talk about the chemical's benefits.
The meeting was private, but the Journal Sentinel obtained a
summary of the discussion. John Rost, chairman of the North American
Metal Packaging Alliance, confirmed that the meeting took place. He
said the summary was incomplete and did not accurately portray all
the discussions.
"It was a five-hour meeting," he said.
But he did verify all the points in the summary.
A pregnant woman would be ...