CropLife America incentiva sistema regulatório baseado na ciência
13 de setembro de 2011 CropLife América (CLA) reinforced the crop protection industry’s commitment to scientific integrity and a science-driven regulatory system in comments submitted to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to a recent statement by the organization.
The public comments are in response to EPA’s draft policy on scientific integrity, which addresses the promotion of scientific ethical standards for the agency. The draft policy currently includes: quality standards; communications with the public; the use of advisory committees and peer review; professional development; and the roles and responsibilities of a new EPA Scientific Integrity Committee.
CLA recommended the EPA includes peer review among its Principles of Scientific Integrity.
“Our industry has a long history of working with EPA to ensure that our products are safe, and we are pleased to see that EPA is continuing their commitment to scientific rigor and ethics,” said Jay Vroom, president and CEO of CLA in the statement. “However, we urge the agency to take additional time to consider the role of peer review in determining the quality of scientific work. The peer review process allows for the Agency to bring together the best scientific minds from all sectors to fully analyze data that may impact future regulations for years to come. Regulatory standards must be based on valid and proven data.”
The final comments submitted by CLA noted to EPA that:
• Qualified scientists from industry should be given equal consideration for appointment based on the subject matter, and in accordance with applicable conflict of interest provisions;
• Advisory panel meetings should be structured to encourage open scientific dialogue and thoughtful scientific deliberation between the panel members responsible for peer review and the broader public;
• The charge questions provided to peer review scientists should be written to consider objectively competing scientific views rather than focus exclusively on EPA’s interpretations presented in the draft documents under review.
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