Ashford N A, Ryan C W, Caldart C C
Science. 1983 Nov 25;222(4626):894-900. doi: 10.1126/science.6635664.
An examination of the way in which the Environmental Protection Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Consumer Product Safety Commission each responded to evidence of formaldehyde's carcinogenicity in animal systems reveals the interplay between politics and science policy in regulatory determinations. In some cases there were significant and unjustified departures from reasoned decision-making. Agency decisions not to take action deserve special attention by citizens, the Congress, and the judiciary to ensure that federal regulatory agencies take the necessary steps to protect the public from significant health, safety, and environmental risks.
对环境保护局、职业安全与健康管理局以及消费品安全委员会各自针对甲醛在动物系统中致癌性证据的回应方式进行考察后发现，在监管决策过程中，政治与科学政策之间存在相互影响。在某些情况下，存在明显且不合理的背离理性决策的情况。各机构不采取行动的决定值得公民、国会和司法部门予以特别关注，以确保联邦监管机构采取必要措施保护公众免受重大健康、安全和环境风险的侵害。
