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AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION STATEMENT ON PANCREATIC CANCER STUDY

"Pancreatic cancer is a serious condition known to have many risk factors that have been identified by leading scientific bodies. These include age, smoking, race, being male, family history and a diagnosis of diabetes or chronic pancreatitis, as identified by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Other studies suggest that exposure to certain chemicals in the workplace, obesity or a diet high in fat increases the risk of pancreatic cancer.

MEDIA GENERATED FALSE FEARS OVER BPA, STUDY FINDS

WASHINGTON, DC, June 15 -- Media reports of alleged health risks associated with the chemical BPA were seriously misleading and caused unnecessary public anxiety, according to an independent study released today by the Statistical Assessment Service at George Mason University.  The study accuses the media of ignoring the extensive research of respected scientists and major health agencies in the United States and around the world, which found BPA was not only safe but played an important role in ensuring food safety.  It concludes that the media gave insufficient attention to the European Union's Food Safety Authority's finding that BPA is safe, as well as similar findings by regulatory bodies and expert panels in Australia, Japan, France, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark.