Time for an intergovernmental panel on chemical risks

The time has come to set up a UN panel of independent researchers to assess chemicals and their effects on humans and the environment argues Margot Wallström, European Commission vice-president. Such a panel would provide a sounder basis for informed decisions on their use, particularly in consumer goods, food and the environment. Chemical substances, in their thousands, are part of our daily life – in medicines, textiles, cosmetics,...