The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) was founded in 1978 by Elizabeth Whelan.[citation needed] In the 1970s, ACSH scientists, saying they were concerned with what they described as the lack of sound scientific basis, common sense, reason, and balance in public forums and public policy regarding such issues as health and the environment, began to produce their own policy statements.[1] In 1981, ACSH decided to start taking some corporate funding, but not for specific projects or programs, only for general support. Over the years, their articles have included such topics as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), obesity, chemophobia, phthalates, DDT, fracking,[2] e-cigarettes, GMOs, atrazine, and bisphenol A.[3]