What if all chemicals had been tested for safety from the start?

20/11/2025 25 min Episodio 122
What if all chemicals had been tested for safety from the start?

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Episode Synopsis

Different nations have different approaches to testing and using chemicals to see how they can cause diseases. Antonia, Laura and Jasmin look at how chemicals are tested for toxicity, how harmful substances are controlled, and whether dose limits are important. They look at asbestos, radioactive substances, and more.
Fact check:

Manufactured chemicals have led to an increase in childhood disease and shouldn’t automatically be presumed safe
Safety data sheets for waterproofing spray and household bleach
A history of bioaccumulation of mercury in fish
News about banning and restricting sales of fish in some nations in relation to wastewater discharge from the Fukushima-Daichii site
Statistics on global deaths per year due to asbestos exposure
Statistics on deaths in the UK from asbestos exposure