The Australian Government has issued its long awaited response to the recommendations of the 2005-06 Senate Inquiry into workplace exposure to toxic dust and nanoparticles. Disappointingly, the Government ignored 2 of the 3 key recommendations. These include...
An opinion poll of 1010 Australians commissioned by Friends of the Earth and carried out by Essential Research found 92% support for mandatory labelling of nanoparticle ingredients used in food and food packaging and 96% support for mandatory safety testing of these...
For the first time, food companies will have to declare to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) when their products contain nanotechnology ingredients, additives, food processing aids or contaminants that could pose new toxicity risks, if the regulator’s...
Center for American Progress and Science Progress Senior Fellow Rick Weiss explains why the US FDA’s failure to act on nanofoods puts public health at risk. The original article “Nanoparticles get nanoregulation” is found at:...
Seventy governments, 12 intergovernmental organisations, and 39 non governmental organisations participating in Forum VI of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS) in Dakar, Senegal last week adopted a statement on nanotechnology and manufactured...