Thursday, April 29, 2004

FOXNews.com - Views - Junk Science - Polluted People?
"Friday, April 30, 2004
By Steven Milloy
California State Sen. Deborah Ortiz, D-Sacramento, is pushing legislation intended to scare Californians about their own bodies. Doing the bidding of environmental extremists, apparently, is more important to Sen. Ortiz than the health and welfare of her constituents. In March, Sen. Ortiz introduced California Sen. Bill 1168, requiring the monitoring of chemicals in the bodies and breast milk of Californians. This 'biomonitoring' bill passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee last week. The bill calls for examination by June 2006 of breast milk for the presence of chemical contaminants in three economically, racially and geographically diverse communities...."
HK set for great milk sale to mainland visitors - APRIL 30, 2004
Straits Times

"HONG KONG - The spate of fake milk powder scandals in China looks set to generate windfalls for Hong Kong retailers who have stocked up on infant formula before legions of expected buyers from the mainland come here for holidays next week...."