INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – ALARM SOUNDED OVER NANOSILVER
March 1st, 2014
A EUROPEAN Union (EU) scientific committee has sounded an alarm about potential health concerns regarding the use of nano-silver in clothing – the substance often used as an antibacterial in knitted socks.The EU’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks has noted studies indicating that “nanosilver exposure leads possibly to genotoxicity, changes in activity of the immune system and an accumulation of silver in spleen, liver and testes.”It added that “additional effects caused by widespread and long term use of [silver ...
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