Potato chip lovers who have been scared by recent reports from Swedish scientists that the snack food is a source of carcinogenic substance may feel better after they read more of the facts on JunkScience.com.

The site may be of interest to builders and other businesses interested in an alternative point of view on scientific findings, especially when research falls into the hands of governmental agencies interested in justifying regulations that are misconceived and expensive.

The site’s publisher, Steven Milloy, is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute in Washington and the author of “Junk Science Judo: Self-Defense Against Health Scares and Scams.” That publication can be ordered through his site.

JunkScience.com is a favorite of National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Past President Charlie Ruma and others who have been battling against the dubious scientific research that has been making life miserable for builders in various parts of the country.

In recent months, federal judges have been overturning designations for the protection of salmon, owls and other endangered or threatened species because those regulations were based on poor scientific research.

As for potato chips, Milloy writes that an average 154-pound adult would have to devour 35,000 potato chips, or 62.5 pounds worth, every day for a lifetime in order to be exposed to the lowest dose at which lab animals experienced a slight increase in incidences of cancer.