§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Donoughue on 26 January (WA 142), whether they will work to ensure that the World Trade Organisation 157WA should always adopt the precautionary principle in the absence of conclusive scientific evidence that a product is safe, and should not assume that the absence of conclusive evidence can amount to conclusive evidence of absence or risk to human, animal or plant life or health. [HL1440]
§ Lord DonoughueAs I have explained in my two previous replies of 8 December 1998 and 26 January 1999, the WTO rules governing trade restrictions in relation to human, animal and plant life and health already allow the use of a precautionary approach.