TSCA Fluoride Trial Heats Up As Expert Witnesses Draw Criticisms

The landmark trial over whether EPA should regulate water fluoridation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) heated up on its second day as Justice Department (DOJ) lawyers representing EPA attacked the credibility of one of the plaintiff’s witnesses while he attacked the credibility of one of the defense’s forthcoming witnesses. The plaintiff’s witness, Danish environmental epidemiologist Dr. Phillip Grandjean, accused one of the defense witnesses of providing a “misleading … misinterpretation” of his work, while a lawyer for DOJ,...