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" When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. "
Genetic Democracy: Philosophical Perspectives - Page 79
edited by - 2007 - 148 pages
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Sustainable Development in a Dynamic World: Transforming Institutions ...

Zmarak Shalizi - 2003 - 276 pages
...environmental or food hazards, the precautionary principle, Box 5.7 The precautionary principle • When an activity raises threats of harm to human health...precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause-and-effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. • The proponent of an activity,...
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Molecular Basis Of Human Nutrition

Tom Sanders, Peter Emery - 2003 - 180 pages
...low but in this case the USA have applied the precautionary principle which is defined as follows: 'When an activity raises threats of harm to human...precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause-and -effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.' The BSE episode particularly...
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Battling Resistance to Antibiotics and Pesticides: An Economic Approach

Ramanan Laxminarayan - 2003 - 406 pages
...the regulation of GMOs. Although many versions of the principle exist, a succinct version states that when an activity raises threats of harm to human health...precautionary measures should be taken even if some causeand-effect relationships are not established scientifically (Goklany 2000). A stringent and controversial...
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Regulatory Accounting: Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations : Hearing ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs - 2003 - 352 pages
...principle follows the public's intuition, stating that: "When an activity raises threats of harm to hitman health or the environment, precautionary measures...relationships are not fully established scientifically. "ln This age-old wisdom is also captured in the adage: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure....
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Recoding Nature: Critical Perspectives on Genetic Engineering

Richard A. Hindmarsh, Geoffrey Lawrence - 2004 - 254 pages
...approach to assessing the release of GE crops would incorporate the precautionary principle, which states: When an activity raises threats of harm to human health...relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context, the proponent of an activity, rather than the public should bear the burden of proof....
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Environmental Protection: New Approaches

John E. Blodgett - 2004 - 82 pages
...environmental activists developed the Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle which says, in part, "when an activity raises threats of harm to human...relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context the proponent of an activity, rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof."42...
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Beyond Slash, Burn, and Poison: Transforming Breast Cancer Stories Into Action

Marcy Jane Knopf-Newman - 2004 - 228 pages
...instance, in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1998, the Wingspread Conference on the Precautionary Principle avowed, "When an activity raises threats of harm to human...relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context the proponent of an activity, rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof"...
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The Precautionary Principle in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural ...

Rosie Cooney - 2004 - 68 pages
...broader debate on precaution and provides a useful counterpoint. It includes the following definition: "When an activity raises threats of harm to human...relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context the proponent of an activity, rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof...
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New Perspectives on Environmental Justice: Gender, Sexuality, and Activism

Rachel Stein - 2004 - 198 pages
...in the statement that grew out of the 1998 Wingspread Conference in Racine, Wisconsin, which avows, "When an activity raises threats of harm to human...relationships are not fully established scientifically. In this context the proponent of an activity, rather than the public, should bear the burden of proof"...
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Arbitrary and Capricious: The Precautionary Principle in the European Union ...

Gary Elvin Marchant, Kenneth L. Mossman - 2004 - 112 pages
...considerations. This version of the precautionary principle states, "When an activity raises threats of harms to human health or the environment, precautionary...and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically"38 The European Commission has offered yet a third variation with respect to consideration...
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