This is-a very good question

mapuc · 06-14-15, 06:30 PM

Why allowed in one country but forbidden in another ?

Read the article in ifl

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and...europe-safe-us

Quote:

Atrazine, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says is estimated to be the most heavily used herbicide in the U.S., was banned in Europe in 2003 due to concerns about its ubiquity as a water pollutant.

Markus

Sailor Steve · 06-14-15, 08:00 PM

They actually explain that at the end of the article.

One thing you have to remember is that our entire history is made up of trying not to do things the way Europeans do. Couple that with the origin of the US as separate countries, or "States", binding together supposedly for the common good. Even then it was done partly because of outside pressure. We still to this day don't trust the European way of doing things. That is part of the fight between our political parties. One side wants us to be "more like them" and the other doesn't. This means that the US Congress drags its feet a lot. Of course any large body does the same.

As the article said at the end, individual US States are producing standards laws that manufacturers are following, mainly because they don't want to make two different products. European standards also control a lot of what is manufactured here for the same reason. Companies do want to sell their products overseas, so they meet those standards without being told by the home government.

As for the products that are still different, such as food and cosmetics? Well, that's an argument yet to be decided.

Betonov · 06-15-15, 01:52 AM

We Europeans like our things as poison free as possible.
While we do use pesticides and herbicides, even I do on my small garden, they are of a more eco-friendly, less efficient variety. The one I use is non-toxic to warmblooded animals and disolves in sunlight. I spray it in the evening and when the bees start doing their rounds it's already inactive.
There's something very retarded about killing the one animal that makes your produce possible

That's why the strict legislature, billions of euros were lost because bees were dying.

And the legislation was forced by the general population because of this reasons, the governments would preffer not to be forced into something new they'd have to enforce and actually have people working a their job.

Platapus · 06-15-15, 05:46 PM

We Americans like our profits upfront. The way our markets work, corporations collect the money before the customer is poisoned. That's a corporate win.

We have enough population that corporations feel they can can easily replace the lost future sales with new customers.

This is one of the reasons we can't rely on some corporations to self-police. Their priorities are not with the safety of their customers, but the security of their stockholders.

Stealhead · 06-15-15, 05:52 PM

Weyland-Yutani.

mapuc · 06-15-15, 06:57 PM

In Sweden before it became member of EU, some food colour was not allowed. That meant we who loved the Danish red sausage had to travel to Denmark or ask some one to take it with them and a colour used by almost every one-food coloring. Before we could only buy Red, Green and Yellow, Before we count buy blue and black

After 95-Sweden had to allow these things. so know we can by these Danish red sausage in the stores and we can buy blue and black and other food coloring.

Markus

06-14-15, 08:00 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	They actually explain that at the end of the article. One thing you have to remember is that our entire history is made up of trying not to do things the way Europeans do. Couple that with the origin of the US as separate countries, or "States", binding together supposedly for the common good. Even then it was done partly because of outside pressure. We still to this day don't trust the European way of doing things. That is part of the fight between our political parties. One side wants us to be "more like them" and the other doesn't. This means that the US Congress drags its feet a lot. Of course any large body does the same. As the article said at the end, individual US States are producing standards laws that manufacturers are following, mainly because they don't want to make two different products. European standards also control a lot of what is manufactured here for the same reason. Companies do want to sell their products overseas, so they meet those standards without being told by the home government. As for the products that are still different, such as food and cosmetics? Well, that's an argument yet to be decided. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-15-15, 05:46 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,378 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	We Americans like our profits upfront. The way our markets work, corporations collect the money before the customer is poisoned. That's a corporate win. We have enough population that corporations feel they can can easily replace the lost future sales with new customers. This is one of the reasons we can't rely on some corporations to self-police. Their priorities are not with the safety of their customers, but the security of their stockholders. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-15-15, 01:52 AM	#3
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	We Europeans like our things as poison free as possible. While we do use pesticides and herbicides, even I do on my small garden, they are of a more eco-friendly, less efficient variety. The one I use is non-toxic to warmblooded animals and disolves in sunlight. I spray it in the evening and when the bees start doing their rounds it's already inactive. There's something very retarded about killing the one animal that makes your produce possible That's why the strict legislature, billions of euros were lost because bees were dying. And the legislation was forced by the general population because of this reasons, the governments would preffer not to be forced into something new they'd have to enforce and actually have people working a their job.

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Weyland-Yutani.

06-15-15, 06:57 PM	#6
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,541 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	In Sweden before it became member of EU, some food colour was not allowed. That meant we who loved the Danish red sausage had to travel to Denmark or ask some one to take it with them and a colour used by almost every one-food coloring. Before we could only buy Red, Green and Yellow, Before we count buy blue and black After 95-Sweden had to allow these things. so know we can by these Danish red sausage in the stores and we can buy blue and black and other food coloring. Markus