Nanotechnology
Members of EU Parliament Call for Nanomaterial Ban in Electrical and Electronic Products
MEPs have called for nanosilver and long multiwalled carbon nanotubes to be banned in electrical and electronic products. Members of the EU Environment Committee made... More
BfR Position on Nanosilver in Food, Textiles or Cosmetics
The manufacturers of consumer products have made use of the antimicrobial properties of silver ions for some time now. Recently, silver particles in the nanorange... More
New Swiss Legislation on Product Safety (PrSG) with Far Reaching Consequences for Distributors of Nano Consumer Products
On the 1st of July 2010, the new Federal Law on Product Safety (PrSG) will come into effect together with the corresponding ordinance (PrSV). The... More
Friends of the Earth Come Down Hard on Nanotechnology – Are They Right?
In a blog entry by Andrew Maynard, the director of the Risk Science Center at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, United States,... More
Australian Unions Call for Nano Information
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) says that Australian workers need more information to protect themselves from the risks of nanomaterials. The new report,... More
Updated OECD Guidelines on Data Sharing on Nanomaterials
An updated version of the OECD guidance document series on manufactured nanomaterials has been published. The updated guidance manual document now contains a data sharing... More
Magic Nano in the Gulf of Mexico
British Petrol is still trying to stop the leaking of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, since the previous attemtps have not proven overall... More
Novel Foods: Risk Assessment for Nano-Foods
Foods produced by nanotechnology should undergo specific risk assessment before being put on the European market and should not be included on the EU's list... More