Thursday, October 22, 2015

What is needed for an ideal Chemical Public Health Policy?

I think that a better codification of harmful chemicals should be developed for the public to be able to make quick and easy decisions about which items they choose to interact with in their everyday lives. For example when TV Ratings came out, they were slowly adopted as an easy way to identify what you were getting as far as content from your favorite TV shows so you could make better decisions on how to protect your kids from inappropriate content. The same could apply to household products, beauty items and other items and devices that use chemicals. Whether its a color code or numerical rating, this helps touch on the Louisville Charter's recommendation for full right-to-know disclosure. By letting consumers know what they're buying in a way that is easier to understand, we help empower them with information access with less barriers, and potentially creating a healthier environment free of dangerous chemical interactions with the public.

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