> It seems to me these things should be considered unsafe by default, tested at small scale for years, proven to be bio-degradable and if used at scale introduc

> It seems to me these things should be considered unsafe by default, tested at small scale for years, proven to be bio-degradable and if used at scale introduced very slowly... It sounds like you are describing the Precautionary Principle, which is unfortunately made light of here due to its impact on GMO food adoption in the EU. I do agree with you, but this idea seems to go against the hyper-growth form of capitalism which is generally accepted as the only option in the USA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precautionary_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precautionary_principle https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=LEGISSUM%3Al32042 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=LEGISSUM...