U.S. Lags Behind Europe in Regulating Toxicity of Everyday Products

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/2/24/us_lags_behind_europe_in_regulating

U.S. Lags Behind Europe in Regulating Toxicity of Everyday Products

We speak to award-winning investigative journalist Mark Schapiro, author of “Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What’s At Stake for American Power.” Schapiro writes: “the European-led revolution in chemical regulation requires that thousands of chemicals finally be assessed for their potentially toxic effects on human beings and signals the end of American industry’s ability to withhold critical data from the public.”

 

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