DEVELOPMENT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN FOOD CONTINUES APACE WHILE HEALTH CONCERNS GROW
March 1st, 2009
BY MARK ROWE
BY the end of 2010, according to Britain's Institute of Nanotechnology, nano elements will be incorporated in Euro 16.4 billion's worth of annual food production across the world. This is likely to mean more work for environmental health officers. A key area where nanotechnology will directly affect food will probably be nanoencapsulation - so that vitamin pills and the like are incorporated into everyday foods, such as bread.
Furthermore, packaging prototypes also now incorporate nanotechnology in antibacterial kitchenware and food storage ...
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