title: Protecting children from toxic chemicals: putting it on Australia's public health agenda.
abstract: The high volume and widespread use of industrial chemicals, the backlog of internationally untested chemicals, the uptake of synthetic chemicals found in babies in utero, cord blood, and in breast milk, and the lack of a unified and comprehensive regulatory framework all necessitate developing policies that protect the most vulnerable in our society - our children. Australia's failure to do so raises profound intergenerational ethical issues. This article tells a story of international policy, and where Australia is falling down. It demonstrates that we can learn from countries already taking critical steps to reduce the toxic chemical exposure, and that the development of a comprehensive, child-centered chemical regulation framework is central to turning around Australia's failure.
authors.affiliation: United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lantz
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001675:Bioethics; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000941:ethics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000941:ethics; D011634:Public Health; D011640:Public Policy
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances