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Current concerns around the use of graphene in face masks stem from a memo sent by Health Canada on March 25. In the memo, Health Canada recommends users “stop purchasing and using face masks containing nanoform graphene” — a statement that covers a growing array of commercially available face masks.
To All Interested Parties: We, the undersigned, submit this open letter to the international nanotechnology community at large. We are
In March, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Organic Program (NOP) released a policy memorandum elucidating the status of nanotechnology for use in the production and handling of organic products under USDA organic regulations. The NOP, advised by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), regulates all organics in the United States. The NOSB believes that synthetically engineered nanomaterials should not be used in the production and handling of organic products—suggesting that the NOP clearly define and prohibit use of deliberately engineered nanotechnologies.
(Washington, DC)—The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has agreed to regulate novel nanomaterial pesticides as a result of a lawsuit filed by Center for Food Safety (CFS) in December. In 2008, a coalition of nonprofits led by CFS filed a 116-page legal petition, requesting, among other things, that EPA recognize the growing class of nano-silver consumer products and their risks and regulate them as new pesticides.
The public eyes nanotechnology as science's next great advance, but its knowledge of the field basically boils down to the notion that scientists are working with really small things.
A major reason why consumers shop for products that are certified organic is to avoid hazardous and unlabeled Genetically Modified
Last week, we gave you news of a report issued by the USDA Foreign Agriculture Information Network, "The Unexplored Potential
Zinc oxide would be the perfect sunscreen ingredient if the resulting product didn't look quite so silly. Thick, white and pasty, it once was seen mostly on lifeguards, surfers and others who needed serious sun protection.
The Food and Drug Administration on April 20 issued a draft guidance advising food manufacturers on what they should consider when determining whether changes in manufacturing processes, including those involving nanotechnology, create a...
SAN FRANCISCO ”” A first”of”its”kind framework released today offers recommendations to food and food packaging companies on how to identify and evaluate nanomaterials in products. Not only is this technology unregulated and untested for its...
"Very few people have looked beyond the shiny promise of nanotechnology to try and understand how this far-reaching new technique is actually developing. This report is an excellent glimpse inside, and it offers a judicious and balanced account of...
Allowing nanotechnology would seemingly destroy the credibility of the organic label with consumers. Yet, the National Organic Standards Board Materials Committee issued a proposal for public comment recently requesting that the USDA's National...
GAO identified a variety of products that currently incorporate nanomaterials already available in commerce [in] food and agriculture .The extent to which nanomaterials present a risk to human health and the environment depends on a combination of...
Like genetic modification of food crops, nanotechnology tampers with Mother Nature in a way that's largely untested for safety. And here's something really bizarre: The pharmaceutical industry may soon begin using nanotechnology to encode drug...
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is gaining a reputation for funding technologies designed to roll out mass sterilization and vaccination programs around the world. Now, the foundation has funded a new "sweat-triggered vaccine delivery"...
For centuries, it was the cook and the heat of the fire that cajoled taste, texture, flavor and aroma from the pot. Today, that culinary voodoo is being crafted by white-coated scientists toiling in pristine labs, rearranging atoms into chemical...
As warned in my New Year message, industry is pushing hard for greater control over the food system. Beyond GMOs, proprietary nanotechnologies and synthetic biology will confer even greater control to food and agribusinesses.
The application of nanotechnology began with semiconductors, but the presence of nanomaterials in your laptop and car is not the same as ingesting it from your chocolate bar. In the absence of meaningful regulations that would prioritize consumers...
A new technology is introduced that proponents claim will provide more nutritious food. Industry races ahead bringing applications to market with little or no government oversight. Scientists grope to understand impacts on human health and the...
Are we ready to trust policymakers and scientists as they judge the potential and acceptability of nanotechnologies?
Attitudes to nanotechnology may be determined by religious and cultural beliefs, suggest researchers writing in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. They
Contact: Marie Veronique Nadeau Telephone: 510-486-9792 Cell: 510-414-5810 marieveronique@m-vskintherapy.com NANOPARTICLES AND SUNSCREENS: European Commission's code of conduct on nanotechnology The
[Rachel's introduction: The potential damage from nanoparticles could take years or even decades to surface. So these tiny particles could