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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First Insurance Exclusion of "Nano" - Withdrawn?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
EFSA Outlines Future Food Safety Risks
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a draft strategic plan on Thursday pinpointing the areas where it foresees food safety issues to arise over... More
More Safety and Transparency in Nanotechnology – TÜV SÜD Publishes CENARIOS Standard
In the context of the 4th NanoRegulation Conference from September 16-17 in St.Gallen (Switzerland), the globally active certification company TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH presented... More
FDA remains passive on the issue of nanotechnology policy
FDA Week is reporting that a meeting at the Food and Drug Administration late last month failed to result in any agreement about a possible... More