Posted on June 15, 2009 by nanocolors
The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) is “a forum of US and EU consumer organisations which develops and agrees on joint consumer policy recommendations to the US government and European Union (…)“. At its annual meeting last week in Brussels, it adopted a resolution on consumer products containing nanoparticles. TACD actually ”believes that steps urgently need to [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by nanocolors
Friends of the Earth (FoE) released yesterday a report entitled “Nano & biocidal silver - extreme germ killers present a growing threat to public health” (press release).
In the frame of this document, the NGO calls for “immediate moratorium on the commercial release of products that contain manufactured nanosilver until nanotechnology-specific regulation is introduced to protect the public, [...]
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Posted on May 17, 2009 by nanocolors
Already 4 blogs dedicated to the topic of nanotechnology laws/regulations are referenced on Nanocolors :
–> Nanotechnology Law : “A Journal of Nanotechnology Law and Policies, dedicated to assess legal implications of nanoscale technologies and the emerging molecular nanotechnology.”
–> Nanotechnology Law Blog : “Regulatory and legal developments involving nanotechnologies & nanomaterials“
–> Nanotechnology Law Report : “Legal [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2009 by nanocolors
The Regulatory Governance Initiative (RGI) at Carleton University in Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) published in April a report entitled: “International Approaches to the Regulatory Governance of Nanotechnology“. According to the authors’ abstract : “This report is an initial exploration into the question: ―How have Canada and other jurisdictions reacted to the recent emergence of nanotechnology-based products in [...]
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Posted on April 25, 2009 by nanocolors
With a very clear vote (391/398) Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) call for the “provision of information to consumers on the use of nanomaterials in consumer products : all ingredients present in the form of nanomaterials in substances, mixtures or articles should be clearly indicated in the labelling of the product“. They also call [...]
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Posted on April 8, 2009 by nanocolors
Nanotechnology Law is the 3rd blog presented on Nanocolors specifically dedicated to nanotech laws & regulations issues. It presents itself as “a Journal of Nanotechnology Law and Policies, dedicated to assess legal implications of nanoscale technologies and the emerging molecular nanotechnology“. After a long period of inactivity between September 2007 and March 2009 (!), a [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2009 by nanocolors
A bill entitled National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R. 554) was voted on February 11th at the American House of Representatives. It highlights the need to learn more about the possible environmental, health and safety dangers posed by some nanoscale materials. It also stresses the importance of keeping the public informed on these issues : ” [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2009 by nanocolors
According to an article (28/01/2009) on the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) website, the Canadian government is planning to release next February the world’s first national regulation requiring companies to detail their use of engineered nanomaterials ; quantity, usage and toxicity data would be required. According to Andrew Maynard, (chief science advisor for PEN), “This is information [...]
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Posted on November 13, 2008 by nanocolors
A recently released report summarizes the European Commission activities in the field of Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects (ELSA) and governance of nanotechnology (see this Nanowerk article). The report includes a list of EU funded projects related to these issues and can be downloaded on the Nanotechnology Homepage of the European Commission or directly here.
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Posted on October 12, 2008 by nanocolors
Interested in nanotechnology markets, patents, regulatory issues, investments,… ? These are some of the main aspects covered by the NanoREV blog, linked on the Nanotechnology Law & Business journal website.
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