23 research outputs found
THE TREND TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IN US REGULATION OF NANOMATERIALS
Get PDFThe precautionary principle provides a framework for regulating emerging technologies in general and nanomaterials in particular. It counsels action in the presence of uncertainties about risk instead of assuming that nanomaterials are safe unless proven hazardous. Nanomaterials are regulated under different statutory programs depending on whether they are drugs, pesticides or other commercial chemicals. Recent developments in the regulation of nanomaterials that are not drugs or pesticides have demonstrated a trend towards application of the precautionary principle. This is a paradigm shift away from the requirement built into past interpretations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) that manufacturing, processing and use of chemical substances cannot be restricted unless the regulatory authority proves an unreasonable risk. This same paradigm shift is incorporated into recent legislative proposals to amend TSCA
Pharmaceutical industry–physician interaction compliance guidelines: Analysis of contagion wealth effects on large generic firms
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Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Patients Account for a Disproportionately High Number of Adverse Events in the Emergency Department
No full textA Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature Evaluating IRBs: What We Know and What We Still Need to Learn
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“Cannot Decide”: The Fine Line Between Appropriate Inconclusive Determinations Versus Unjustifiably Deciding Not To Decide
No full textThe Trend Towards Implementing the Precautionary Principle in US Regulation of Nanomaterials
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Place of Death of Individuals with Terminal Cancer: New Insights from Medicare Hospice Place-of-Service Codes
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