INTERNET SALES COULD BE ROUTE FOR POORLY REGULATE NANO-COSMETICS TO ENTER EU MARKET
June 1st, 2009
BY PHILIPPA JONES
THE RISK of unsafe nanoparticles making their way over the Atlantic to the European Union in cosmetic products is unlikely through standard channels, but there is a risk regarding Internet sales warned Gerald Renner, director of science and research at Colipa, the European Cosmetics Association.
Speaking during a trans-Atlantic conference on nanotechnology in Brussels on Renner said: "Importers have to follow the same rules as EU [European Union] manufacturers and a US company has to have somebody in Europe who is responsible for ensuring ...
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