This harks a lot to Bad Science by Ben Goldacre, which is a great read. There are plenty of examples of governments making knee jerk reactions to scientific press. And even more of tabloids and other media outlets going crazy after they misinterpret papers.
On the other hand, if you've never tried 'real' root beer and you love the commercial stuff, is it a problem? One argument, albeit not valid here, would be that chemicals are chemicals regardless of whether they come from a plant or a laboratory. It may also be the case that the commercial stuff simply tastes better because they've had longer to play around with the formula.
On the other hand, if you've never tried 'real' root beer and you love the commercial stuff, is it a problem? One argument, albeit not valid here, would be that chemicals are chemicals regardless of whether they come from a plant or a laboratory. It may also be the case that the commercial stuff simply tastes better because they've had longer to play around with the formula.