Examples of Competent and reliable scientific evidence in a sentence
Competent and reliable scientific evidence is required to show whether plastics containing the ECM Additive are biodegradable under conditions of typical disposal, specifically, in MSW landfills in the United States.
Competent and reliable scientific evidence is defined as tests, research, studies, or other evidence, based on the expertise of professionals in the relevant area, that Decision and Order has been conducted and evaluated in an objective manner by persons qualified to do so, using procedures generally accepted in the profession to yield accurate and reliable results.
Competent and reliable scientific evidence “consists of tests, analyses, research, or studies that have been conducted and evaluated in an objective manner by qualified persons and are generally accepted in the profession to yield accurate and reliable results.” Id. Such a standard is consistent with prior cases that have determined that “claims whose truth or falsity would be difficult or impossible for consumers to evaluate by themselves” require a high level of substantiation.
However, no action may be made to reduce the amount of any existing benefit or change the terms and conditions of the benefit without the participant’s consent.
Competent and reliable scientific evidence is the quantum of substantiation for biodegradability claims in The Guides for Environmental Marketing, 16 C.F.R. § 260.8, and in numerous consent orders.