New nano research reveals massive regulatory failure

The Australian government’s National Measurement Institute has released early research at the International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICONN) in Perth this week that casts doubt on the nano content of popular sunscreens. This research highlights the failure of...

Channel 10’s ‘The Project’ features nano-sunscreens

The nano-sunscreen debate is reaching ever wider audiences. Channel ten TV show The Project interviewed the FoEA Nanotechnology Project’s Dr Gregory Crocetti on the risks of nano-sunscreens and our calls for government action. Watch here...

Hasselhoffs urge Health Minister to take action on nano-sunscreens

This morning, a crew of 20 Sydney-siders and Friends of the Earth members dressed up as beach safety icon David Hasselhoff to bring their concerns about the safety of nano-sunscreens to the office of the new Minister for Health, Tanya Plibersek. Skin safety experts...
Hasselhoffs to Health Minister: Please regulate nano-sunscreens

Hasselhoffs to Health Minister: Please regulate nano-sunscreens

Coinciding with David Hasselhoff’s visit to Sydney, a crew of 20 Sydney-siders and Friends of the Earth members dressed up as beach safety icon ‘The Hoff’ to bring their concerns about the safety of nano-sunscreens to the office of the new Minister...

Skin experts question need for nano-ingredients in sunscreen

In interviews for last night’s report on Today Tonight (Jan 3, 2012), health experts have again questioned the need for nano-ingredients in sunscreens . “With nano-particles, rather than reflecting the ultraviolet light, they actually absorb it, and from absorbing...