Such caution is warranted, given that some of the main principles that drive the two parties’ regulatory approaches are vastly different – and sometimes at odds with one another. For example, the EU has long been committed to the “precautionary principle,” which prevents products that may harm human health from entering the EU market – even if the scientific evidence is not yet conclusive.
如此谨慎是有道理的，因为双方在监管方式的主要原则方面存在严重分歧，甚至颇多矛盾之处。比如，欧盟长期以来一直秉承“预防原则”，阻止可能危害人类健康的产品进入欧盟市场，即使科学证据尚不足以彻底否定这一产品。