But as the media continues to report studies claiming a risk from BPA, no matter how flimsy the methodology, and ignoring regulatory studies which contradict these claims, no matter how rigorous the methodology, the incentives for gamesmanship in science have never been greater.

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"Regulatory officials in Wales continued to express strong reservations about the methodology, but at this late stage, recognising the need to reach agreement, as this option produced the least damaging impact on outcomes for Wales, Welsh Government officials reluctantly agreed to accept this amendment to the outcomes which resulted in an overall 3.9 percentage point fall in outcomes for Wales".

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