Richard Wiles Quotes

Major shifts in transportation priorities are essential to achieving energy independence and maintaining national security... A serious commitment to rail and transit has been a missing element in the U.S. strategy to reduce our dependence on Middle East oil. - Richard Wiles

It's a major public health failing on (the FDA's) part... and we feel quite strongly that they need to aggressively look into the problem of mercury contamination of fish, expand the list of fish that women need to avoid and get this information out to the medical community and to women in a much more aggressive way. - Richard Wiles

If they're so confident the situation is not a safety risk, they need to release the data to prove it. The only data available to the public contradict their claim. - Richard Wiles

I think it's a very powerful tool for parents as well as kids. We know in our society right now that we have some real issues with obesity ... and maybe this will be the insight that will in turn make a difference. - Richard Wiles

Hundreds of thousands of women would get unsafe exposures to mercury if they followed the FDA's advice and ate freely of all fish in the food supply except the four that they've prohibited during pregnancy. - Richard Wiles

Benzene is a potent carcinogen that has no place in foods and drinks targeted to children. We urge the FDA to immediately issue a statement telling consumers which ingredients in foods and drinks can combine to form benzene. - Richard Wiles

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