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2015
- handle: 10670/1.e4ymx4
- halshs: halshs-01259523
- doi: 10.1007/s10806-015-9561-z
- IRSTEA: PUB00045359
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Arcachon bay Food security European precautionary standards Uncertainty Scientific expertiseSujets proches
Mouse House mice Mus musculus House mouseCiter ce document
Aurélie Roussary et al., « Of Mice and Men: European Precautionary Standards Challenged by Uncertainty », HAL-SHS : sciences politiques, ID : 10.1007/s10806-015-9561-z
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For several years, the official European method for deciding whether or not shellfish were fit for human consumption was the mouse bioassay, which was eventually replaced by chemical testing. In this paper, we examine the process of this change, looking at how devices of social, technical, and organisational risk management were re-negotiated locally, nationally, and across the continent. We also show how the political decision to replace a precautionary standard with a management-vigilance device was the result of various dynamics. These included unpredictable events (sanitary crises, unknown toxins, etc.), enhanced scientific knowledge, collective mobilisations (corporate bodies, public controversies), and multi-level statutory, commercial, and ethical orders.