BRUSSELS PLANS RENEWED ACTION TO BOOST NANOTECHNOLOGY
November 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A REVISED European Commission action plan to boost nanotechnology has signalled that Brussels will be pressing for market reports that will test whether consumers avoid buying products with nano-particles over safety concerns. In a detailed list of initiatives, the Commission said it would work with member states and the European Union's (EU) 'nanotechnology high level group' to keep watch on the nanotechnology product market. Brussels wants its departments and national partners to undertake "a more direct, focused and continuous societal ...
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