Medical products in society have a special status. They are covered by all kinds of regulations based on scientific considerations. A working group has been established and has come up with recommendations. The pharmaceutical industry is also involved. We should try to develop a model guide for the Internet user.
Preventive action is necessary.
When asked if there are recommendations or laws, and if he thinks we need to enact special laws for the Internet or expand existing laws, Martijn Ten Ham replied that for the moment they only formulated recommendations and gave a model for government. A next step would be to develop a model legislation, now only a model guide exists. It will probably be an extension of existing legislation. The pharmaceutical industry has guidelines. In most cases, current guidelines are also valid for Internet.