Author: Rhomberg, Lorenz R.
The article examined two separate National Academy of Sciences committee evaluations on whether formaldehyde should be identified as a human carcinogen. It highlighted key differences in the approaches, scientific methods and criteria used by two government agencies in identifying and classifying human carcinogens. It also discussed the importance of clear processes for evaluating science and how the available formaldehyde science illustrates the contrast between the two approaches when evidence is integrated to reach conclusions on hazard.