Ideal Chemical Policy

I think the first essential step for an ideal chemical policy is to learn about the problem in the past up to the present time. It is important to understand the policies that was implemented successfully and the policies that failed. It is also important to hear from the communities for suggestions and comments about the toxic chemical problems. The second step of a chemical policy should be requiring companies to list all the chemicals that they use in their product. The third step should be reviewing all companies/manufacturers that produce products that contained chemicals. The chemical content of all the products needs to be review and examine if it’s safe for people. For new chemicals, they should not be allowed to hit the market without a long review process about its content and safety. From one of the videos that I saw, Europe legally enforced a maximum residue level for pesticide residues. This is the amount allowed for pesticide residues to be found in food and this amount is still considered safe for people. America should also enforce a similar regulation for chemicals. This is an important step from a public health protection perspective. I think this will help protect people’s health.