SAFETY TESTING OF NANOTECH WILL BE TRICKY WARNS EXPERT CONFERENCE
October 2nd, 2006
BY MARK ROWE
SAFETY testing of nanotechnology-based food ingredients is likely to prove difficult for environmental health officers, according to a leading expert in the field. In many cases, officers will be almost entirely reliant on the good faith of food manufacturers when it comes to the verification and approval of products for the consumer market.
Speaking at a major conference on nanotechnology in the food industry in Amsterdam, Neville Craddock, an independent consultant, outlined a series of possible deficiencies in the scope and application of ...
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