When the science is uncertain, what is the role of risk-based approaches and precautionary control in chemicals policy?
Summary of contents
This document is a report of a science-policy workshop attended by around 60 delegates, bringing natural scientists, social scientists and policymakers together to discuss risk and precaution in chemicals policy and chemicals safety decision-making. This report does not contain any recommendations and it does not represent the views of any of the organising committee or the organisations which they represent. The content of the presentations given at the event is reflected, and the general nature of the discussions that arose is presented, with points raised in the breakout groups gathered as themes at the end of the document. It is the intention that these perspectives can feed into future discussions on the evolution of chemicals policy, particularly in areas where the science is currently uncertain.