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The ruling will take effect later this year.AEI scholars continue to consider how the " precautionary principle " may inhibit economic and scientific progress and how regulatory standards are often based on politics rather than on science evidence . " Mr Blair 's comments - accompanied by warm praise for President Clinton , attending his last G8 summit - contrasted sharply with those of Romano Prodi , the EU president , who had earlier claimed that all European governments were behind the " precautionary principle " - where GM food is considered off limits to consumers until enough information is gathered to vouch for its safety . And if these " first principles " of knowledge and science are found not to be innate , no other speculative maxims can ( I suppose ) , with better right pretend to be so . The ETC applies the " Precautionary Principle " to require proof that nanotechnology is risk-free prior to research and development .