I'm struggling to maintain any faith that the precautionary principle is EVER a good one after 2020/2021(/2022?). It's so, so easy to pervert and escalate.

I'm reminded of the McGovern committee on new dietary guidelines for heart health a few decades ago, and we're still mopping up that mess (it's a good thing cats are obligate carnivores). "Senators do not have the luxury that the research scientist does of waiting until every last shred of evidence is in..."