INDUSTRY AND HEALTH INTERESTS CLASH OVER NANOTECHNOLOGY AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE
November 1st, 2009
BY PHILIPPA JONES
CONSUMER groups have clashed with the cosmetics industry about the safety of using nano-titanium dioxide in sunscreens and other beauty products during a conference in Brussels. Industry representatives insisted on the safety of such products, while consumer organisations highlighted continuing concerns about nanotechnology's growing use in cosmetics.
Gerald Renner, director of science at the European Cosmetics Association (Colipa), was bullish about the advantages of nano-titanium dioxide in sunscreen and the level of knowledge the industry ...
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