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Very interesting find, Grav. I find the following statements make me extremely uneasy:

Quote:

"Although not all agreements we reviewed allow for full recall of research documents and materials, we identified several agreements that in effect allow Coca-Cola to terminate a study, if the findings are unfavourable to Coca-Cola."

"We did find evidence suggesting that Coca-Cola exerts influence on the design, conduct and write-up of studies, retaining rights to comment and have input throughout the research process."

This allows subtle and not so subtle actions to influence outcomes or suppress unfavorable news. Bias then becomes something that could be present and not easily detected.