Can we reverse the burden of proof?
Ideally, one might wish to reverse the burden of proof in the regulation of chemical substances, so that a substance is regarded as hazardous unless proven non-hazardous. Due to the structure of toxicological knowledge, a full reversal is not practicable. Nevertheless, important steps in the direction of a reversal are both possible and desirable.
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Uppsala University, Department of Philosophy, Sweden. filsoh@strix.udac.uu.se
D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014116:Toxicology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards