EUROPEAN COMMISSION BACKS NANOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO AT CONSUMER CONFERENCE
June 1st, 2009
BY PHILIPPA JONES
THE POTENTIAL benefits of nanotechnology far outweigh the possible health risks, claimed Robert Madelin, director general of the European Commission's health and consumer department (DGSanco) on Wednesday.
Speaking at a high-profile consumer protection conference in Brussels, Madelin said "the default position for nanotechnology is to drive up the fear factor. We can debate whether we need genetically modified food or meat from cloned animals, but we believe [nanotechnology] holds potential benefits that society needs".
He urged ...
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