EU RESEARCHERS DEVELOP ONLINE NANO-RISK TOOL
October 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CONCERNS that using nanotechnologies in food and other consumer products could be hampered by the same public mistrust that has stymied the development of genetically modified foodstuffs are being tackled by a European Union (EU) research project. The 'Nanologue' programme has created a so-called 'nanometer', am online tool, which a European Commission note says is designed to help "researchers and product developers identify areas which could raise ethical, environmental or societal concerns among future consumers." It involves 18 ...
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