Groups demand EPA stop sale of 200+ potentually dangerous nano-silver products - NanoAction, USA
The International Center for Technology Assessment (CTA) and a coalition of consumer, health, and environmental groups today filed a legal petition with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), demanding the agency use its pesticide regulation authority to stop the sale of numerous consumer products now using nano-sized versions of silver. The legal action is the first challenge to EPA’s failure to regulate nanomaterials.

Diverse group of stakeholders take on challenge of predicting nanotechnology’s risks - ICON, USA
A report on the findings of two international workshops aimed at defining a set of research needs for assessing potential nanotechnology risks was released today by the International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) at an event sponsored by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC.
Their goal centered on a global research strategy for understanding nanotechnology’s environmental and health impacts.