Brussels, 02/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - What is the precautionary principle, and when and how should it be used, both in the European Union and internationally? These are the controversial questions, nurtured by public and consumer mistrust of policy makers' aptitude to take the measures needed to prevent any unacceptable risks for their health or the environment, that the Commission is trying to answer in its Communication adopted on Wednesday on the use of the precautionary principle (see...