Nanotechnology
Carbon Nanotubes Require Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Registration
Last week, U.S. EPA issued a notice on the TSCA inventory status of Carbon Nanotubes (CNT). EPA generally considers CNTs to be chemical substances distinct... More
Consumers Union Urges FDA to Conduct Full Scale Safety Review of Nanoparticles in Sunscreen
Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, released new product tests showing that 4 out of 5 sunscreens that claimed not to contain nanoparticles actually... More
Australians Want Safety Testing and Labelling for Nanomaterials in Food and Packaging
A poll of 1010 people revealed that Australians want a higher level of risk assessment and transparency in labelling of nano ingredients in food and... More
European efforts to determine potential nanotechnology impact on food safety
The European Commission has now decided that it would like to address the possible safety issues arising from nanoscience and nanotechnologies in a stepwise fashion,... More
Generating a Frame for Nanoproducts and Building Trust - VivAgora Workshop Report
As part of its seminar series OPINION SUR RUE, VivAgora invited interested stakeholders to meet Christoph Meili, CEO of The Innovation Society Ltd, in Paris... More
Nanotube Product Receives First Manufacturing Consent Order from US EPA
A key step forward in regulating the responsible use of nanomaterials in industry has been achieved by Thomas Swan and Co Ltd after the company’s... More
First Insurance Exclusion of "Nano" - Withdrawn?
Some information about a US insurance company planning to exclude coverage for "carbon nanotubes" and "nanotechnology" lately hit various newsportals. According to these, the insurance... More
New ISO Nanotechnology Standards Out
ISO/TS 27687:2008, 'Nanotechnologies – Terminology and definitions for nano-objects – Nanoparticle, nanofibre and nanoplate,' is the first part of a projected series on terminology and... More