Int'l Food Additive Cncl
<b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;">However, Milloy shows up in federal lobbyist registration data for 1997 as having lobbying expenditures on his behalf, indicating his firm, the EOP Group,</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;">believed him to be an active lobbyist, "technical" or otherwise. The same federal records indicate Milloy represented th</span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;">e American Petroleum Institute, FMC Corp, Fort Howard, International Food Additives Council, and Monsanto.</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;"> Interestingly, according to these records, Milloy lobbied for Monsanto on the subject of "food safety and labeling", which is lobbyist speak for "biotech foods". (</span><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;">Center for Responsive Politics</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;">, Lobbyist Database) According to the Washington Representatives, Milloy was still</span><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;"> registered as a lobbyist with the EOP Group i</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;">n 1999, with the American Petroleum Institute and FMC Corp listed as clients. (1999 Washington Representatives).</span><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;">
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large;">=</span></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-88353791-7fff-566d-b3fb-321a12f2de5b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Trend 6 million 10% 2016, 5% on meds, ⅔ diagnosed w/ adhd on meds; amphetamine boosts dopamine; 2015: </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Twelve percent of U.S. children and teens had a diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in 2011, a number that has jumped by 43 percent since 2003,; </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">increased over time. We observed disproportionately high ADHD diagnosis rates among white children and notable increases among black girls...By 2005, in children younger than 18 years, the annual cost attributable to ADHD was estimated to be between $36 billion and $52.4 billion.20 Costs are likely to continue growing proportional to increasing ADHD prevalence.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Although the origin of ADHD is not fully understood, emerging evidence suggests that both genetic and environmental factors have important roles.21-23 Potential risk factors include family history of ADHD,24 maternal borderline personality disorders,25 exposure to environmental tobacco smoke,26-28 exposure to toxins and lead,28,29 maternal use of antidepressant medications during pregnancy,30 male sex,31,32 low birthweight,33 prematurity,34 and<b> artificial food additives</b>.35</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">]are being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder and given (i kid you not) amphetamines or even pretty strong anti-psychotic??! Drugs psychoactive? Prozac etc.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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