EU PROTECTS AGAINST NANOTECHNOLOGY HEALTH PROBLEMS
February 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has moved to head off growing public concerns about the potential environmental health problems associated with food and related packaging containing nanoparticles. It has released a code of conduct on nanotechnology research for European Union member states, asking them to ensure such studies do not produce harmful products.
*http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=newsalert&lg=en&year=2008&na=na-080208-3
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THE EUROPEAN Commission has moved to head off growing public concerns about the potential environmental health problems associated with food and related packaging containing nanoparticles. It has released a code of conduct on nanotechnology research for European Union member states, asking them to ensure such studies do not produce harmful products.
*http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=newsalert&lg=en&year=2008&na=na-080208-3
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