Industrial Hygenists

[Guest guest]

I'm new, so please forgive me if this was covered before. Why does it

seem that most experts are at the very least " keeping an open mind " , yet

the one group that seems to be in debunking mode is industrial

hygenists?

I've now run into the third one that is out there stating boldly that

there is no evidence that mold is in any way dangerous to humans unless

it is eaten. They all bring up things such as " proving things on

animals is not the same as proving it on humans... " , and the lack of

proof of a connection.

The one thing that I have noticed in all three lectures I observed was

that they are basically stating that there is no data proving a

connection; however no one has cited data that disproves it.

I may be naïve, but I think you could have made the same thing back in

the late 1800s about " germs " . At that time, there was no proof that

germs even existed, but theories were being tossed around that the cause

of illness might not be " night air " , but that it could be something too

small to be seen with the eye. Now we have proof that germs do in fact

exist and do cause disease, but if the lack of proof was reason to not

be concerned, then people in the late 1800s should have just drank

disease infested water without boiling it.

The Chinese have known for years that it is not good to drink unboiled

water; hence the popularity of tea in that culture.

Anyway -- I digress -- what I'm wondering is if anyone knows why

industrial hygenists seem to be standing alone on the leg that " mold is

harmless "

Jeff