The shadow minister for agriculture Joel Fitzgibbon is telling Australians: It is unfortunate that a number of false claims have been made that a number of products are available in Australia that have never been properly assessed. Heres what the Productivity Commission said in 2008: The effectiveness of the industrial chemicals and agvet schemes is limited given that all existing chemicals were grandfathered, without modern assessment, at the inception of the schemes. These constitute the vast majority of chemicals‘approved’ for use in Australia. NICNAS and APVMA have programs for assessing existing chemicals, with review priorities determined on the basis of perceived health and environmental risks. So far only a tiny fraction of existing chemicals have been assessed. Initiatives to greatly accelerate the pace of review under both programs are warranted. In particular, NICNAS should improve its engagement with international existing chemical review programs, and make greater use of modelling tools So..whos making the false claims? The ALP are walking away from their excellent legislation to re-register pesticides to ensure they meet todays scientific and regulatory standards.Why? Please ask [email protected]
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 23:52:42 +0000
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