Concluding Synthesis

Abstract

Having brought you, the reader, through our volume either selectively or in its entirely, your editors felt that you had well-earned this valedictory attempt to conclude on our efforts and your perseverance. This will be done by highlighting the messages of the preceding chapters and by singling out those issues which, by their appearance in more than one chapter, seemed worthy of further comment. We will comment also on the degree of satisfaction of toxicologists and others with the design and attainments of existing chemical safety law in the EU and add some insights as to the directions which could be taken in that yet to be created or amended.