Risk vs. Hazard in policymaking (Special reports)

Special reports written by EurActiv in June 2013.

Groups campaigning to ban genetically modified foods in Europe have jumped on the recent discovery of unauthorised GM strain of wheat on an American farm as vindication of their longstanding campaign to banish biotech crops from the EU.
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More than a decade after it was established, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) still struggles to persuade consumers that it is a credible risk assessor working for the public good and not unduly influenced by corporate lobbyists.
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The European Parliament needs more science and less emotion in making decisions on chemicals, pesticides and other contentious legislation, an MEP said on the 11 June 2013, arguing that lawmakers were influenced by "scaremongering" and environmental lobbying in recent votes.
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When Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 2010, EU aviation authorities saw little choice but to shut down airspace across much of Europe as a precaution against ash and grit choking aircraft engines.
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With time running short to agree a post-2020 international deal to tackle climate change, a new report warns that inaction puts the world at risk of greater climate volatility.

• Primary Source

EurActiv: Special Report, 11.06.13: Food safety agency seeks to repair its risk assessor reputation http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-risk-hazard-policy/food-safety-agency-revamp-reputa-news-528450

EurActiv: Special Report, 10.06.13: Errant GM wheat strain reopens debate about safety of biotech crops http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-risk-hazard-policy/errant-gmo-wheat-strain-reopens-news-528398

EurActiv: Special Report, 12.06.13: MEP calls for parliamentary risk panel to tame green ‘scaremongering’ http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-risk-hazard-policy/mep-calls-parliamentary-risk-pan-news-528494

EurActiv: Special Report, 13.06.13: How volcanoes and airplanes offer lessons for risk taking http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-risk-hazard-policy/volcanoes-airplanes-offer-lesson-news-528523

EurActiv: Special Report, 14.06.13: World leaders warned on risks of climate change http://www.euractiv.com/general/world-leaders-warned-risks-clima-news-528555

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