Nongovernmental organizations

Board members, authors, reviewers, consultants, and advisers who participate in the preparation of a CICAD are required to declare any real or potential conflict of interest in relation to the subjects under discussion at any stage of the process. Representatives of nongovernmental organizations may be invited to observe the proceedings of the Final Review Board. Observers may participate in Board discussions only at the invitation of the Chairperson, and they may not participate in the final decision-making process. 

The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines, and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Program. The main purposes of this Program are to protect the health of the consumers and to ensure fair trade practices in the food trade, and to promote the coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and nongovernmental organizations (CA 2007). 

PANI is a network of over 600 participating nongovernmental organizations, institutions and individuals in over 60 countries working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives (English, French, Spanish). ... 

However, over the years, as environmentalism passed from scientists hands to green nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and to politicians eager to capture votes, impartial science... 

Possible changes in chemical use, or new chemicals found, that suggest a risk to health or the environment that requires control Presence of a chemical in the environment no longer socially acceptable even if it is not known that it will have adverse effects Lobbying from nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, and charities... 

Informative instruments play an increasingly important role in chemicals policy. Information provided to different actors, such as consumers, professional purchasers, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), is often a prerequisite for change, as the information may be used for design, purchase, in recycling, and in recovery operations, or in order to put pressure on chemical manufactures or users to develop and/or use better alternatives. 

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