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We all take risks. It’s a part of our everyday lives and a part of day-to-day business. But accurately assessing risks and identifying safer paths of action is not something that comes naturally to us. From consumer debt to the Gulf oil spill to the collapse of the auto and financial sectors, we’ve taken risks without accurately understanding the impact of our decisions. All too often optimism trumps caution.

America faces another set of similarly impactful risks, and this time it gets really personal â€" it affects human health. The issue is toxic chemicals in products, and the opportunity is chemicals policy reform.

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