Testing reveals potentially dangerous nano-ingredients in children’s sunscreen – let’s turn up the heat on the government!
Nearly 6 months after Friends of the Earth lodged an ACCC complaint against Antaria for misleadingly marketing the product as ‘non-nano’, the company has finally admitted that its ZinClear IM sunscreen ingredient is a nanomaterial. The ACCC is due to make public its...
A broad coalition of organisations today launched a statement calling for urgent action to tackle the looming antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis. The statement, endorsed by the Public Health Association of Australia, Friends of the Earth Australia, The Australia...
As with antibiotics, the overuse of nano-‐silver will promote resistance to this important antimicrobial. Already, there is evidence of bacterial resistance to silver in many clinical settings. Antimicrobial experts such as Prof. John Turnidge have warned that...
Friends of the Earth has welcomed the Government’s announcement yesterday of a Senate Inquiry into its handling of antimicrobial resistance, and is calling for the inquiry to carefully consider the contribution that the overuse and misuse of nano-silver is making to...