Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy calls for mandatory labeling of nanomaterials in common products - Huff Strategy, Canada

The Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP) released a report today its report entitled Update on a Framework for Canadian Nanotechnology Policy. This paper examines gaps in nanotechnology policy in Canada and makes a number of recommendations.

These recommendations include:
- a Canadian inventory of nano activities and products (by May 2009);
- worker safety and public health guidelines for research and industry (by August 2009);
- the banning of nanomaterials in food and some food packaging (by November 2009); and
- mandatory labeling of nanomaterials in cosmetics, personal care products, and cleaning agents (by May 2010).