Consumer comments.* Cautioned About the Precautionary Principle The precautionary principle is a moral and political principle which states that if an action or policy might cause severe or irreversible harm to the public, in the absence of a scientific consensus that harm would not ensue, the burden of proof falls on those who would advocate At a briefing in Washington, DC organized by International Consumers for Civil Society, experts warned that current efforts to incorporate the so-called "precautionary principle" into international risk evaluation could end up hurting consumers, especially in developing countries ... * Consumer Alert Joins Two Suits Over Global Climate Change Policy Consumer Alert joined in a lawsuit filed October seaking to have the United States District Court for the District of Columbia The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is the United States District Court that hears cases originating in the District of Columbia over which federal courts have original jurisdiction. declare a government scare report on a global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. produced in violation of three U.S. laws ... * Take Control of Your Own Privacy Online As Americans grow ever-antsier about the state of surveillance in the United States today, consumers should be aware of new products that let them keep one step ahead of those who trespass Those Who Trespass: A Novel of Television and Murder (ISBN 0-7679-1381-7) is a 1998 novel by US television personality Bill O'Reilly. The story focuses on the revenge a television journalist exacts on network staff after disputes very similar to O'Reilly's real tensions with ... * On the Plate's New Dressing The National Consumer Coalition's Food Group's On the Plate started a new format in the beginning of September ... * Updates on the CPSC CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission (US) CPSC Computer Science (course) CPSC Canadian Plastics Sector Council (Ottawa, ON, Canada) CPSC Chemical Processing Safety Committee As outlined by Carol Dawson in recent issues of Consumer Alert's CPSC Monitor, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has come up with more ways to restrict consumers and businesses with unnecessary red tape ... * Comments and More Comments Consumer Alert presented its views to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the draft principles for the risk analysis of biotech foods discussed by the Codex Alimentarius Codex Alimentarius a document entitled 'Recommended International Codes of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Meat, for Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Inspection of Slaughter Animals and for Processed Meat Products' published by FAO/WHO in 1976. - the international organization where member countries discuss and set international food safety and sanitary standards ... * Media Highlights Media ... |
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