On 25 March, in the first reading of the new Novel Foods Directive, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) overwhelmingly voted in favour of setting stringent new rules for the safety assessment of foods produced used nanotechnology (‘nanofoods’). The...
ABC Online writes that: “Australian unions and industry are calling for urgent regulation to protect workers from the risks of nanotechnology, while scientists are struggling to keep up the supply of hard data.” Australian unions and industry are calling...
When hearing a legal case, in decision making on the board of a major bank or company, and in parliaments around the world, it’s accepted practice to declare any potential conflicts of interest, and to absent yourself from taking part in decision making if one...
A study has demonstrated inter-generational harm resulting from exposure to a commonly used nanoparticle, titanium dioxide. A group of Japanese researchers have shown the transfer of nanoparticles from pregnant mice to their offspring, with related brain damage, nerve...
A top Finnish occupational health and safety expert has called for action to ensure that we do not repeat the tragic mistakes of asbestos by hailing to heed early evidence of nanotechnology health risks. The original article “Let us not allow the 20th century...