Sunscreen is an important part of millions of Australians’ summer holidays. But there are growing fears that rather than protecting us from sun damage, some tiny ‘nanoparticle’ ingredients in sunscreen could actually make sun damage worse. When...
Friends of the Earth Australia today joins 158 other NGOs from 36 countries in calling on governments to amend the technology transfer text at Copenhagen to include an explicit commitment to precaution, and to prevent promotion of high risk, unproven ‘techno-fixes’...
Testing commissioned by Friends of the Earth has found nanoparticles in foundations and concealers sold by big name brands, including Revlon, Clarins, Clinique, Max Factor, the Body Shop, L’Oréal, By Terry and Lancôme Paris. The use of nanoparticles in high exposure...
Testing commissioned by Friends of the Earth Australia has found nanoparticles in foundations and concealers sold by 10 top name brands including Clinique, Clarins, L’Oréal, Revlon, The Body Shop, Max Factor, Lancôme Paris, By Terry, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian...
Nanotechnologies are presented as providing unprecedented technological solutions to many environmental problems including climate change, pollution and clean drinking water. Proponents claim that it enables economic growth through better products and new markets...