Conflicts of Interest: Gulson’s Response

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Vol. 112, No. 14 PerspectivesOpen AccessConflicts of Interest: Gulson’s Responseis accompanied byStudy on Failures to Disclose Conflicts of Interest in Environmental Health Perspectives Brian Gulson Brian Gulson Search for more papers by this author Published:1 October 2004https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.112-a796bAboutSectionsPDF ToolsDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InReddit We commend the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) for their investigation into conflicts of interest statements in leading scientific and medical journals, but we take exception to our inclusion (Gulson et al. 2004) as an example of providing misinformation to EHP.Goozner’s sweeping statement that my colleague had previously received research funding, compensation, or stood to gain financially from Pasminco Ltd. is highly inaccurate. We received no research funding, compensation, or financial gain from the company to undertake this study. In fact, if Goozner had read even the abstract of our article, he would have noted that the findings were detrimental to the company, as the dominant source of lead in the environment and children probably derived from smelter emissions. Furthermore, the smelter closed in September 2003 and the company no longer exists. With respect to the association of my colleague, Karen Mizon, to her husband’s company and the (consulting) work undertaken for Pasminco Ltd., the work [an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Guide 25 accreditation assessment of the company’s on-site laboratory (ISO/International Electrotechnical Commission 1990)] was undertaken by the owner for the accreditation body while he was employed by a federal government research organization, and he was not paid for this audit.ReferenceGulson BL, Mizon KJ, Davis JD, Palmer JM, Vimpani G. 2004. Identification of sources of lead in children in a primary zinc–lead smelter environment. Environ Health Perspect 112:52-6014698931. Link, Google ScholarISO/International Electrotechnical Commission 1990. ISO Guide 25: General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories. 3rd ed. Geneva: International Organization for Standardization. Google ScholarFiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsRelated articlesStudy on Failures to Disclose Conflicts of Interest in Environmental Health Perspectives1 October 2004Environmental Health Perspectives Vol. 112, No. 14 October 2004Metrics About Article Metrics Publication History Originally published1 October 2004Published in print1 October 2004 Financial disclosuresPDF download License information EHP is an open-access journal published with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health. All content is public domain unless otherwise noted. Note to readers with disabilities EHP strives to ensure that all journal content is accessible to all readers. However, some figures and Supplemental Material published in EHP articles may not conform to 508 standards due to the complexity of the information being presented. If you need assistance accessing journal content, please contact [email protected]. Our staff will work with you to assess and meet your accessibility needs within 3 working days.