Comments on: CA Could Save $700 Million in Health Care Costs by Reducing Chemical Exposure http://www.psr-la.org/california-could-save-700-million-in-health-care-costs-by-reducing-chemical-exposure/ Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Linda http://www.psr-la.org/california-could-save-700-million-in-health-care-costs-by-reducing-chemical-exposure/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Linda Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:36:25 +0000 http://www.psr-la.org/?p=3252#comment-293 I and many that are ill from the chemicals in our products have been writing to our leaders for years. Think of all the suffering that could have been avoided if only they would have listened. How could companies put products on the market that have not been proven to be safe. For me it has been ten years of so much suffering. Most doctors don't know how to help. Thank you for such an important message. Linda I and many that are ill from the chemicals in our products have been writing to our leaders for years. Think of all the suffering that could have been avoided if only they would have listened.

How could companies put products on the market that have not been proven to be safe. For me it has been ten years of so much suffering. Most doctors don’t know how to help. Thank you for such an important message. Linda

]]> By: Charli http://www.psr-la.org/california-could-save-700-million-in-health-care-costs-by-reducing-chemical-exposure/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Charli Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:15:47 +0000 http://www.psr-la.org/?p=3252#comment-283 Thanks PSR-LA, for posting this. I think making industrial chemicals safer is something we can all get behind. To ensure that we really fix this problem we must include modern science language, which necessarily utilizes non-animal methods, in this bill; otherwise we'll have another outdated bill on our hands. Currently, many toxicity tests are based on experiments in animals and use methods that were developed as long ago as the 1930’s; they and are slow, inaccurate, open to uncertainty and manipulation, and do not adequately protect human health. These tests take anywhere from months to years, and tens of thousands to millions of dollars to perform. More importantly, the current testing paradigm has a poor record in predicting effects in humans and an even poorer record in leading to actual regulation of dangerous chemicals. Alternatives to animal testing exist in a powerful way and many scientists advocate them. Chemical reform should not only modernize policy, but modernize the science that supports that policy. Let's ensure chemical reform uses all the necessary tools to truly make humans, our environment, and animals safe. Thanks PSR-LA, for posting this. I think making industrial chemicals safer is something we can all get behind. To ensure that we really fix this problem we must include modern science language, which necessarily utilizes non-animal methods, in this bill; otherwise we’ll have another outdated bill on our hands.

Currently, many toxicity tests are based on experiments in animals and use methods that were developed as long ago as the 1930’s; they and are slow, inaccurate, open to uncertainty and manipulation, and do not adequately protect human health. These tests take anywhere from months to years, and tens of thousands to millions of dollars to perform. More importantly, the current testing paradigm has a poor record in predicting effects in humans and an even poorer record in leading to actual regulation of dangerous chemicals.

Alternatives to animal testing exist in a powerful way and many scientists advocate them. Chemical reform should not only modernize policy, but modernize the science that supports that policy. Let’s ensure chemical reform uses all the necessary tools to truly make humans, our environment, and animals safe.

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