Not That Innocent: A Comparative Analysis of Canadian, European Union and United States Policies on Industrial Chemicals

This report identifies “best practices” gleaned from a comparative look at the U.S., Canadian and EU approaches to chemicals assessment and management. These policies include a number of common elements related to the core functions they are intended to serve. This report is structured around the six functional elements listed below:

• Identifying and prioritizing chemicals of concern
• Identifying and tracking chemicals and their production and use
• Facilitating or requiring the generation and submission of risk-relevant information
• Assessing information to determine hazard/exposure/risk
• Imposing controls to mitigate risk
• Sharing and disclosing information and protecting confidential business information