Overview

• NOTUS analysis found the report’s 500 citations include numerous broken links, misattributed studies and sources that do not exist.
• Epidemiologist Katherine Keyes and pediatric pulmonologist Harold J. Farber each denied authoring studies cited in the report, highlighting citation reliability issues.
• The commission’s report pinpointed poor diet, chemical exposures, insufficient physical activity and overmedicalization as drivers of rising chronic childhood diseases.
• Critics argue that the report’s chemical toxicity claims lack robust evidence and contradict the very sources they cite.
• The commission has called for further research and policy recommendations by August 2025 even as its credibility faces intense scrutiny.