For Precautionary Principle we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Animal Health, Environment, Genetics and Food and International Economics.

Precautionary Principle (Animal Health)

The concept that regulatory action may be required to control potentially hazardous substances even before a causal link has been established by scientific evidence.

Precautionary Principle (Environment)

When information about potential risks is incomplete, basing decisions about the best ways to manage or reduce risks on a preference for avoiding unnecessary health risks instead of on unnecessary economic expenditures.

Precautionary Principle (Genetics and Food)

The key principle of ecologically sustainable development. It basically states that in situations where there is lack of scientific certainty and possibility of serious or irreversible damage to the environment (both of which apply to gene technology), we should recognise this uncertainty; assess the possible impacts and our options; and put in place now whatever measures we can to avoid possible damage. We should not wait for clear scientific proof of harm.

Precautionary Principle (International Economics)

The view that when science has not yet determined whether a new product or process is safe or unsafe, policy should prohibit or restrict its use until it is known to be safe. Applied to trade, this has been used as the basis for prohibiting imports of GMOs, for example.

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