Europe declares de facto moratorium on nanotech food

Overnight, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have set stringent new rules for the safety assessment of foods produced used nanotechnology (‘nanofoods’) which constitute a de facto moratorium on the sales of nanofood in the European Union. According to the...

Calls to protect workers from nano risks

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...