The stakes are rather high on both sides of this. The same chemist was responsible for both leaded petrol and CFCs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.

Safety regulations can wipe out businesses. Not having (or following!) regulations can wipe out lives on an enourmous scale: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster

The point is not to say "regulation good" or "regulation bad", but that these decisions are important and should be taken seriously with submissions from those involved as well as experts. The process has to be sound, and we need to de-partisanise it where possible.