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EPA proposes new Significant New Use Rules for CNT
In a Federal Register notice released on the 6th November 2009, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed significant new use rules (SNURs) for... More
EU consumer bodies launch nanotechnology consumer product inventory
Two European consumer organisations – the European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC) and the European consumer voice in standardisation (ANEC) – have jointly launched a first stab... More
EU to review nanomaterials policies
The EU executive plans to respond positively to the European Parliament's call for a number of EU policies and regulations covering health and environmental safety... More
EPA unveils new administration framework for chemical management reform in the US
In a speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced core principles that outline the Obama Administration’s goals for... More
EPA Takes Aim at Anitmicrobial Products Under FIFRA
The EPA issued a press release stating that the parent company of The North Face camping and outdoor gear faces up to $1,000,000 in Federal... More
Nanoparticles cause brain injury in fish
Scientists at the University of Plymouth have shown that nanoparticles have a detrimental effect on the brain and other parts of the central nervous system... More
Lobbyists 'fuelling confusion' on nanotech, EU warns
The highest-ranked health official in the EU executive has hit out at lobby groups who stoke fear of nanotechnology. Robert Madelin, director-general at the European... More
4th FramingNano Newsletter published
The FramingNano Project Consortium has published the fourth FramingNano project newsletter which summarises interesting developments in the area of the governance of nanotechnologies and also... More