title: Database development in a regulatory agency.
abstract: A general discussion of the history and problems associated with the collection of information and the development of a database in a regulatory agency is presented. The proceedings of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for obtaining chemical formulation information for specified consumer products is discussed. Guidelines for database administrators faced with data collection activities in a regulatory agency are provided.
mesh_terms: D006077:Government Agencies; D007256:Information Systems; D011042:Poisons; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D011042:Poisons