EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO FUND MORE SAFETY CHECKS ON NANOTECHNOLOGY
July 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
PHARMACEUTICAL manufacturers using nanotechnologies will be included in public consultation launched by the European Commission, seeking to ensure that they are abiding by European Union (EU) health and safety legislation. Because nanoparticles behave in unusual ways, such as being absorbed into the body more readily than regular-sized particles, EU laws designed to protect human health and the environment could be breached by nanotechnology users, Brussels fears. In a policy paper, the Commission promised to "engage in an open ...
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