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Perhaps the government should convene a standing committee of chemists to make determinations like that.

• markdown 4y ago
  Won't be long before all those chemists are from Bayer and Dupont and 3M.
  • Swenrekcah 4y ago
    Governments need to make the top regulator jobs more like top CEO positions. Get access to government retreats meant for diplomats, nice pay and create prestige. But along with that comes a complete ban of gainful employment from industry after you get the top job with jail as punishment. If you aren’t fired for colluding with industry then get a lifelong pension. Expensive sure, but less expensive than letting industry control the regulators.
    • strawhatguy 4y ago
      The reason why a regulator hires from industry in the first place is because that’s where the knowledgeable people are. The alternative you’re suggesting ( if it even works at eliminating the collusion in the first place), is to staff such with lower qualified people, which has its own pitfalls. No you can’t take politics out of a political institution, so it’s actually questionable how good this will end up being, and will it place the EU further behind other parts of the globe, especially if an alternative chemical can not be found for some necessary process.
      • Swenrekcah 4y ago
        It's fine to have people flow between industry and regulation at the lower levels. The only barrier that is needed is from the top of regulation -> industry. Top of industry -> top of regulation is fine as long as one divests all relevant assets simultaneously.