An Ideal Chemical Policy:
I believe an ideal chemical policy would provide preventative care by ensuring the public is aware of the harmful effects of chemicals. It should require testing of all chemicals in our foods, water, products, energy use systems, and air and test for the safety of them. As research provides evidence of the adverse health effects of some chemicals, agencies at the federal level should work together to eliminate the use and exposure to these chemicals. Companies should be required to test for the safety of their products before they reach the market or affect our water and air.
From a public health protection perspective, I believe the most necessary act to enforce is an immediate stop of exposure to known harmful chemicals. This means to require companies to pull products that include known harmful chemicals. Also, it would regulate the amount and type of the pollutants factories and organizations are able to expose.
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