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... A de minimis risk policy is philosophically consistent with a view expressed by Lord Rothschild (1978~: "There is no point in getting into a panic about the risks of life until you have compared the risks which worry you with those that don't but perhaps should." Another objective in modern risk regulation is the separation (to the extent that is practical) of questions of science from questions of policy (National Research Council, 1983~.
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