Man behøver blot at se på BSE-undersøgelsen i Det Forenede Kongerige og Philips-betænkningen, som angav, at risikokommunikationens sammenbrud var en vigtig faktor i krisens forværring.
One has only to look at the BSE inquiry in the UK and the Philips report which stated that breakdown in risk communication was a major factor in exacerbating the crisis there.