Over at the Washington Post, Annys Shin reports in Speeding Up Safety on a new and welcome trend: Instead of waiting for EPA or CPSC or FDA action, big companies are using their own version of the "precautionary principle" when potential toxic threats to public health are raised about chemicals in their products. From the story:

"When clouds begin to form over something, as they have increasingly over phthalates or bisphenol A, we don't wait for a final judgment," Toys R Us chief executive Gerald L. Storch said. "Our principle at Toys R Us is that it is always okay to be more conservative than required."