Author, as appears in the article.: Barile, Frank A.; Berry, Colin; Blaauboer, Bas; Boobis, Alan; Bolt, Herrmann M.; Borgert, Christopher; Dekant, Wolfgang; Dietrich, Daniel; Domingo, Jose L.; Galli, Corrado L.; Gori, Gio Batta; Greim, Helmut; Hengstler, Jan G.; Heslop-Harrison, Pat; Kacew, Sam; Marquardt, Hans; Mally, Angela; Pelkonen, Olavi; Savolainen, Kai; Testai, Emanuela; Tsatsakis, Aristides; Vermeulen, Nico P.;

Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques

URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis

Keywords: Letter Human Continuous process Consumer protection

Abstract: The EU chemicals strategy for sustainability (CSS) asserts that both human health and the environment are presently threatened and that further regulation is necessary. In a recent Guest Editorial, members of the German competent authority for risk assessment, the BfR, raised concerns about the scientific justification for this strategy. The complexity and interdependence of the networks of regulation of chemical substances have ensured that public health and wellbeing in the EU have continuously improved. A continuous process of improvement in consumer protection is clearly desirable but any initiative directed towards this objective must be based on scientific knowledge. It must not confound risk with other factors in determining policy. This conclusion is fully supported in the present Commentary including the request to improve both, data collection and the time-consuming and bureaucratic procedures that delay the publication of regulations.

Thematic Areas: Toxicology Saúde coletiva Química Psicología Odontología Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis General medicine Farmacia Engenharias iii Engenharias i Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología Biodiversidade

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0001-6647-9470

Record's date: 2023-02-23

Journal volume: 95

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00204-021-03125-w

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Archives Of Toxicology. 95 (9): 3133-3136

APA: Barile, Frank A.; Berry, Colin; Blaauboer, Bas; Boobis, Alan; Bolt, Herrmann M.; Borgert, Christopher; Dekant, Wolfgang; Dietrich, Daniel; Domingo, Jo (2021). The EU chemicals strategy for sustainability: in support of the BfR position. Archives Of Toxicology, 95(9), 3133-3136. DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03125-w

Article's DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03125-w

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2021

Publication Type: Journal Publications