New 2009-10 Safe Sunscreen Guide helps you choose nano-free

UPDATE;  In September 2012, Friends of the Earth selected several Australia sunscreens which we hoped were free from untested and unsafe nano-ingredients. We submitted these sunscreens for testing by the Government’s National Measurement Institute, with the hope...

Beyond safety – some bigger questions about new technologies

This is reprinted from “A guest blog in the Alternative Perspectives on Technology Innovation series”, hosted by Andrew Maynard’s 2020 Science blog The promise that a given new technology will deliver environmentally benign electricity too cheap to...

Avoid high-risk techno-fixes at Copenhagen – NGO call

FoEA has joined 170 NGOs from over 36 countries world-wide in calling on governments to amend the technology transfer text at Copenhagen to include an explicit commitment to precaution, and to prevent promotion of high risk, unproven climate ‘techno-fixes’ such as...

Nanoparticles found in 10 top brand cosmetics

Testing commissioned by Friends of the Earth Australia has found nanoparticles in foundations and concealers sold by 10 top name brands including Clinique, Clarins, L’Oréal, Revlon, The Body Shop, Max Factor, Lancôme Paris, By Terry, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian...

Calls grow for genuine public engagement on nanotechnology

The Australian Consumers Association, the Biological Farmers of Australia, the GeneEthics Network, the Public Health Association of Australia and the SEARCH Foundation have joined Friends of the Earth in calling for genuine public engagement on nanotechnology. Click...