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I’ve not even heard of this substance. Do US laws allow companies to use any random chemical without any review? Is it a whitelist or blacklist approach and sho

I’ve not even heard of this substance. Do US laws allow companies to use any random chemical without any review? Is it a whitelist or blacklist approach and should it be changed? I feel like we have seen companies use something dangerous for decades while its dangers become detectable and until then they get away with it, which isn’t great.

throwup238 3y ago
> Do US laws allow companies to use any random chemical without any review? Is it a whitelist or blacklist approach and should it be changed? Yeah, pretty much. It's a blacklist unless it's a food additive in which case it needs to be generally recognized as safe [1]. Unfortunately herbicides like paraquat don't fall under that regulatory umbrella. It's also a relatively weak blacklist so when something gets banned companies frequently switch to an close analog like when plastics manufacturers went from BPA to BPS/BPF. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generally_recognized_as_safe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generally_recognized_as_safe
- blackeyeblitzar 3y ago
  I feel like something like that switch is happening with PFAS but I don’t know enough to state that definitively.
- mistrial9 3y ago
  > Yeah, pretty much. this reply is false by being so vague that it allows the uninformed reader to imagine the worst.
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mistrial9 3y ago
> Do US laws allow companies to use any random chemical without any review? no there are laws in place on the sale of products, and also regulations on permitted application methods. Environmental reforms from the 1970s increased oversight. However, generally the burden to "prove harmful" is on the regulating authority.. Testing of chemical products is required, but a motivated chemical product supplier can meet the requirements and sell in many cases.

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I’ve not even heard of this substance. Do US laws allow companies to use any random chemical without any review? Is it a whitelist or blacklist approach and sho

by blackeyeblitzar 3y ago

throwup238 3y ago
> Do US laws allow companies to use any random chemical without any review? Is it a whitelist or blacklist approach and should it be changed? Yeah, pretty much. It's a blacklist unless it's a food additive in which case it needs to be generally recognized as safe [1]. Unfortunately herbicides like paraquat don't fall under that regulatory umbrella. It's also a relatively weak blacklist so when something gets banned companies frequently switch to an close analog like when plastics manufacturers went from BPA to BPS/BPF. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generally_recognized_as_safe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generally_recognized_as_safe
- blackeyeblitzar 3y ago
  I feel like something like that switch is happening with PFAS but I don’t know enough to state that definitively.
- mistrial9 3y ago
  > Yeah, pretty much. this reply is false by being so vague that it allows the uninformed reader to imagine the worst.
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mistrial9 3y ago
> Do US laws allow companies to use any random chemical without any review? no there are laws in place on the sale of products, and also regulations on permitted application methods. Environmental reforms from the 1970s increased oversight. However, generally the burden to "prove harmful" is on the regulating authority.. Testing of chemical products is required, but a motivated chemical product supplier can meet the requirements and sell in many cases.