Abstract:This article analyzes the role of different kinds of information for minimizing or eliminating the risks due to the production, use, and disposal of chemical substances and contrasts it with present and planned (informational) regulation in the United States and the European Union, respectively. Some commentators who are disillusioned with regulatory approaches have argued that informational tools should supplant mandatory regulatory measures unflatteringly described as “command and control.” Critics of this r… Show more
“…It makes heavy use of non‐standard scientific methodologies, particularly SARs . There is still controversial debate on how to use this evidence in decision‐making so as to process a huge number of untested compounds: analyzing each one individually—which is the default strategy under REACH—or regulating an entire category of substances based on “innate” properties such as bioaccumulation or environmental persistence without detailed data on each substance . This example shows a regulatory controversy that is typical for risk assessment, and directly relates to the type and level of admissible evidence for decision‐making.…”
Section: Regulatory Dilemmas and Methodological Controversiesmentioning
The aim of obtaining the most accurate and complete scientific information as input for regulatory decision making is not always the most suitable one, due to the consequences on the population level of alternative regulatory options.
“…It makes heavy use of non‐standard scientific methodologies, particularly SARs . There is still controversial debate on how to use this evidence in decision‐making so as to process a huge number of untested compounds: analyzing each one individually—which is the default strategy under REACH—or regulating an entire category of substances based on “innate” properties such as bioaccumulation or environmental persistence without detailed data on each substance . This example shows a regulatory controversy that is typical for risk assessment, and directly relates to the type and level of admissible evidence for decision‐making.…”
Section: Regulatory Dilemmas and Methodological Controversiesmentioning
The aim of obtaining the most accurate and complete scientific information as input for regulatory decision making is not always the most suitable one, due to the consequences on the population level of alternative regulatory options.
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