Hansson S O
Uppsala University, Department of Philosophy, Sweden.
Toxicol Lett. 1997 Feb 7;90(2-3):223-8. doi: 10.1016/s0378-4274(96)03851-9.
Ideally, one might wish to reverse the burden of proof in the regulation of chemical substances, so that a substance is regarded as hazardous unless proven non-hazardous. Due to the structure of toxicological knowledge, a full reversal is not practicable. Nevertheless, important steps in the direction of a reversal are both possible and desirable.