The Trump administration has moved to cut the influence of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a group whose work is often used by trial lawyers to launch waves of high stakes lawsuits in U.S. courts over everyday products made by American companies.
The U.S. State Department and the Department of Health and Human Services issued a joint statement denouncing the International Agency for Research on Cancer, saying its reports are “politicized” and “undermine confidence in everyday products.”
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