Collegium Ramazzini Final Draft Statement The Precautionary Principle: Implications for Research and Policy Making.

The article focuses on the use of Precautionary Principle for protecting human health and sustainability of the environment. Current regulatory practice permits the marketing of many products and technologies on the assumption that they cause no unacceptable harm, thus placing the burden of proving harm on public authorities. Under the Precautionary Principle, by contrast, products and technologies must be assessed to show that they are acceptably safe before they are introduced for use, as is currently the case for most pharmaceuticals and pesticides.