IARC's glyphosate fiasco highlights public and regulatory confusion over 'risk' and 'hazard'
Story Date: 3/8/2018

 

Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 3/7/18


The difference between hazard and risk is a critical distinction. Hazard and risk describe two different but related concepts. The difference may sound like an unimportant jargon-filled distinction, but this difference is critical to understanding reports of hazards and risks.

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