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Toxic Chemicals Damaging DNA
Researched by Michael Januleski

New evidence suggests that many industrial chemicals are more ominously dangerous than previously understood. Scientists have discovered that a “second genetic code,” which influences the way genes operate and can be passed on to successive generations, is vulnerable to exposure to toxic chemicals. Effects of toxic exposure can be passed on through generations. "This introduces the concept of responsibility into genetics and inheritance," said Dr. Moshe Szyf, a researcher at McGill University in Montreal, “You aren't eating and exercising just for yourself, but for your lineage." On average, 1800 new chemicals are registered with the federal government each year and about 750 of these find their way into products, all with hardly any testing for health or environmental effects. The European Union has responded to this situation by trying to enact a new law called REACH, which requires that chemicals be tested before they can be sold. The US chemical industry and the White House have, however, been working overtime to subvert the European effort to enact REACH.

“Some Chemicals are More Harmful Than Anyone Ever Suspected”

Peter Montague, Rachel's Democracy & Health News #876, 10/12/06