Implementing successful voluntary nanotechnology environmental programs appears to be a challenge - NanoWerk, USA
"Relying solely on the voluntary environmental programs will not be sufficient to ensure the generating of health and safety information on the hazardous properties of nanomaterials to support informed proactive risk management" says Hansen. "We recommend that an increased effort be made by government agencies to provide guidance on reporting, technical support, public recognition, and that any voluntary program on nanomaterials be made mandatory after no more than three years which would allow companies to adapt and develop methodologies for generating health and safety information with increasing information exchange with regulators.

Nanotechnology a 'bigger concern' than GM foods - ABC, Australia

The lifting of bans on genetically modified crops has revived the debate about the safety of the food we eat.
But the next step in industrial food production has got Australia's food regulator bracing itself for even more controversy.
Opponents to nanotechnology say it's a much scarier prospect than GM (genetically modified) food, and while it can make food look better and last longer, there are fears about how it might affect the human body.

New code of practice on the way for nanotechnologists - Chemical & Engineering News, USA
Public consultation on seven principles of responsible practice for organizations working in nanotechnologies is under way in the U.K.
The aim of the new code, called the "Responsible NanoCode," is to establish an international consensus on what organizations and businesses can do to demonstrate they are responsibly managing nanomaterials while further regulation is evaluated.
Comments on the draft copy of the code can be made through Dec. 7 to the consulting company Responsible Futures.