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

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.