date:Oct 31, 2012
extreme in that there was little opportunity for an opposing viewpoint in the initial publication, because a media outlet wanting to receive the pre-embargo copy of the study (enabling quick publication when the embargo was lifted), had to agree to not to speak with any independent experts during the embargo. To add to this, not only were the studys sample sizes exceptionally small and the rats used in the experiment predisposed to tumors, but the scientists would not release data on the method