Elizabeth Whelan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elizabeth Whelan

American epidemiologist

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1943

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, United States

Date of Death: 11-Sep-2014

Profession: epidemiologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Elizabeth M.
Whelan (; December 4, 1943 – September 11, 2014) was an American epidemiologist best known for challenging government regulations of the consumer products, food, and pharmaceuticals industries that arose from what she said was faulty science.
In 1978, she founded the American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) to provide a formal foundation for her work.
She also wrote, or co-wrote, more than 20 books and over 300 articles in scientific journals and lay publications. Whelan's advocacy encompassed numerous high-profile cases, including the so-called Delaney Clause used by the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate use of the sweetener saccharin.
She worked to reduce the influence of junk science on regulators and, in her own words, was often disparaged as a shill or promoter for industry by activists, for example with respect to pesticides, growth hormones for dairy cows (rBST), PCBs, hydraulic fracturing, and the proposed limit on soda sizes in New York City.
She was critical of many public interest groups that she said frightened people away from making personal choices in cases where no danger had been proved.