Erik Millstone
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Asymmetric evaluations of scientific evidence indicating harm compared to evidence indicating an absence of harm in regulatory appraisals Open
This paper asks whether, when assessing the safety of regulated products, the standards of scrutiny and evaluation deployed by regulatory officials and scientific advisors differ for evidence indicating that a product might be harmful comp…
Reasons for Reinforcing the Regulation of Chemicals in Europe Open
The European Commission’s 2020 draft Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability set the ambitious goal of achieving a “Toxic-Free Environment”. Those ambitions were harshly criticised by a team based in Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Asse…
Destruction of the Union: too high a price to pay for a US trade agreement Open
The importance of EU rules to maintaining open borders within Ireland has been at the centre of UK and EU negotiations. Yet what is less appreciated is the significance of those rules for achieving frictionless trade between England, Scotl…
The Introduction of Thousands of Tonnes of Glyphosate in the food Chain—An Evaluation of Glyphosate Tolerant Soybeans Open
Glyphosate-tolerant (GT) soybeans dominate the world soybean market. These plants have triggered increased use of, as well as increased residues of, glyphosate in soybean products. We present data that show farmers have doubled their glyph…
Brexit food safety legislation and potential implications for UK trade: the devil in the details Open
The Government’s approach, as set out in the EU Withdrawal Act (2018), is to transfer EU law into UK law and address any ‘deficiencies’ in that law (such as references to EU institutions) by secondary legislation. • This has resulted in a …
View article: Ensuring a higher level of protection from pesticides in Europe: the problems with current pesticide risk assessment procedures in the EU - and proposed solutions
Ensuring a higher level of protection from pesticides in Europe: the problems with current pesticide risk assessment procedures in the EU - and proposed solutions Open
The White Paper presented here is a consensus document produced by a group of 24 experts from non-governmental organisations, academia, and regulatory science, working in the field of pesticides, risk assessment, law, and human and environ…
Hormone-treated beef: Should Britain accept it after Brexit? Open
This Briefing explains why the use of synthetic, industrially-manufactured hormones in beef production, and the threat of importing hormone-produced beef after Brexit, matter for UK consumers. There is robust scientific evidence showing th…
Weakening UK food law enforcement: a risky tactic in Brexit Open
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is beginning to roll out a far-reaching programme of regulatory change called Regulating Our Future (ROF). This Briefing Paper argues that ROF risks: \n \n- Making the UK’s food supply less safe by furthe…
Feeding Britain: Food Security after Brexit Open
This Food Brexit Briefing brings together three interlinked issues that demand policy attention as the clock ticks towards Brexit: \n \n1. The question of whether the Government is paying enough attention to agri-food in the negotiating pr…
Why Local Authorities should prepare Food Brexit Plans Open
The UK’s food supply will be affected by Brexit whatever the outcome of the Parliamentary vote on the Draft Withdrawal Agreement. As the 29 March 2019 date for leaving the EU approaches, preparations to ensure we maintain a safe, adequate …
Stepping Towards a Policy Response to Rift Valley Fever Open
This chapter focuses on the evolution and characteristics of Rift Valley fever RVF policy-making in Kenya. Kenya has been the epicentre of several RVF outbreaks and has put into place specific policies to prepare for and address future out…