期刊名称：Hyle : International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry
印刷版ISSN：1433-5158
出版年度：2016
卷号：22
期号：1
页码：79-103
出版社：HYLE Publications, Karlsruhe and University of Karlsruhe
摘要：We examine Bisphenol-A (BPA) as a case that illustrates key challengesin addressing the public health risks of consumer products in the 21stcentury. First, we trace growing concerns about the effects of BPA on humanhealth, showing how regulatory approaches can exacerbate the difficulty ofdealing with the unforeseen risks of chemicals in consumer products. Second,we highlight the question of who should bear the responsibility – and the cost– of rectifying or preventing unforeseen chemical risks in consumer products.Third, we discuss the challenge of substituting out a potentially hazardouschemical from consumer products in the context of well-established globalproduction chains and consumption patterns. Utilitarian and deontologicalethical frameworks have influenced societal debates surrounding each of thesethree challenges, creating moral dilemmas for actors with different forms ofmoral agency – both those implicated in the production of harmful chemicalsand those pursuing remedies.
