Food nanotechnology - how the industry is blowing it - NanoWerk, USA
The food industry is excited about the potential of nanotechnology. Food companies are very much involved in exploring and implementing nanotechnology applications in food processing, packaging and even growing - but you don't hear about it anymore. At least not from the companies. Rather than treating safety-conscious consumers as mature grown-ups who want to hear both sides of the story and then come to an informed opinion, the food companies' behavior is fueling the arguments of critics who think the industry is hiding something.

Limited Transparency In Federal Nanotech Research May Hamper Development - The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, USA
“There is a yawning knowledge-gap between nanomaterials entering commerce now and what we know about their safety. This uncertainty over how to develop nanotechnologies safely is hamstringing regulators, impeding nano businesses, and confusing consumers. In short, moving towards the nanotechnology future without a clear understanding of the possible risks, and how to manage them, is like driving blindfolded.”

This sentiment was voiced today by Dr. Maynard in testimony at the House Science & Technology Committee’s hearing on the National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008.

Whose bodies benefit in a nano-enabled future? - Earth & Sky Radio Series, USA

You can watch the panel discussion on public television in 2008. Or visit powerofsmall.org. In her book Nanotalk Rosalyn Berne spoke with 35 scientists about the ethical implications of nanotechnology. She said our human society needs to ask more questions about the direction of nanotechnology.