An examination of the current debate in the US between those who argue that unregulated private markets will impose unacceptable risks on the public, and those who argue that government safety regulations infringe freedom.
In: Policy sciences: integrating knowledge and practice to advance human dignity ; the journal of the Society of Policy Scientists, Band 24, S. 181-197
The Delaney "anticancer" amendment to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938, prohibiting a finding of safety for any relevant substance found to induce cancer in humans or animals.
In: Policy sciences: integrating knowledge and practice to advance human dignity ; the journal of the Society of Policy Scientists, Band 23, Heft 2, S. 97
Since the mid-1970s, numerous states have raised their minimum legal drinking age in an effort to reduce alcohol-related traffic accidents. The determinants of a variety of traffic fatality rates are examined at the state level for 1978, with particular attention to drinking age & drinking experience. The legal drinking age has no perceptible influence on fatalities, but inexperience in drinking is an apparent risk factor independent of age. The findings suggest that the effectiveness of higher drinking ages as a safety policy tool probably has been overstated. 5 Tables. HA