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• News Articles on NanoFood

- Groups demand EPA stop sale of 200+ potentually dangerous nano-silver products
1 May 2008 - NanoAction, USA

- New proposals on novel foods
28 April 2008 - Food Standard Agency, UK

- Swiss food retailers demand information on nanotech
23 April 2008 - NutraIngredients, UE

- Food nanotechnology - how the industry is blowing it
16 April 2008 - NanoWerk, USA

- Call for research into effects of consuming nano-sized food
7 April 2008 - Food Manufacture, UK

- Once bitten ...
26 March 2008 - the Guardian, UK

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• Reports & Articles on NanoFood

- A listing of nano-related food and beverage is provided by the NanotechProject in its Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory.

- Out of the laboratory and on to our plates: Nanotechnology in food and agriculture - Friends of the Earth, March 2008

Untested nanotechnology is being used in more than 100 food products, food packaging and contact materials currently on the shelf, without warning or new FDA testing, according to a report released today by Friends of the Earth. The report found nanomaterials in popular products and packaging including Miller Light beer, Cadbury Chocolate packaging and ToddlerHealth, a nutritional drink powder for infants sold extensively at health food stores including WholeFoods.

- Nanotechnology – the new threat to food - Friends of the Earth, Australia, May 2007
Nanotechnology is the high technology, atomically processed antithesis to organic agriculture, which values the natural health-giving properties of fresh, unprocessed wholefoods. It further transforms the farm into an automated extension of the high technology factory production line, using patented products that will inevitably concentrate corporate control. It also introduces serious new risks for human health and the environment.
Yet in the absence of public debate, or oversight from regulators, unlabelled foods manufactured using nanotechnology have begun to appear on our supermarket shelves.

- Tiny, invisible ingredients - Food Processing, 2006

"Every major food corporation has a program in nanotechnology or is looking to develop one,” according to Jozef Kokini, director of the Center for Advanced Food Technology at Rutgers University. In fact, nanotechnology ingredients already are appearing in food.

- Consumers Union testimony on nanoengineered ingredients in food - Presented to the FDA on October 10, 2006

- Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food - the Woodrow Wilson Center and the University of Minnesota’s Center for Science, Technology, and Public Policy, September 2006

- CTA Legal Petition on FDA's Failure to Regulate Health Threats from Nanomaterials - CTA, May 2006

- Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food - Nanoforum, the European Nanotechnology Gateway, April 2006.

The prediction is that nanotechnology will transform the entire food industry, changing the way food is produced, processed, packaged, transported, and consumed. This short report reviews the key aspects of these transformations, highlighting current research in the agrifood industry and what future impacts these may have.

- Down on the Farm: The Impact of Nano-scale Technologies on Food and Agriculture - ETC Group, 2004

How society will be affected and who will benefit are critical concerns. Because nanotech involves all matter, nano patents can have profound impacts on the entire food system and all sectors of the economy. The merger of nanotech and biotech has unknown consequences for health, biodiversity and the environment. Governments and opinion-makers are running 8-10 years behind society’s need for information, public debate and policies.

• Radio Shows on NanoFood

- Nanotech Nervousness
18 June May - Great Lakes Radio Consortium, USA

Researchers are studying whether nano-sized material could purge bacteria from the digestive tracts of poultry. The bacteria doesn't harm chickens and turkeys, but it can make people sick.

• Videos on NanoFood

- NanoFood
2 June 2005 - ScienCentralNews, USA

• Other Resources on NanoFood

- 2007 Joint Symposium on Food Safety and Nutrition is Nanotechnology in Foods and Cosmetics

- References on Nanotechnology in Food-related Applications - Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison, May 2007

- Institute of Food Technologists website

- 2007 IFT International Food Nanoscience Conference

- Draft Resolution on nanotechnology, Call for public debate - The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers Associations (IUF), March 2007

- An issues landscape for nanotechnology standards: Report of a Workshop - Institute for Food and Agricultural Standards, Michigan State University, March 2007

- Food Nanotechnology - Institute of Food Technologists, Volume 60, No. 11, November 2006

- Nanotechnology: A Brief Literature Review - Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison, June 2006

- Nanofood Conference 2005/2006

• Archive News Articles on NanoFood

2008

- A nanotechnology biosensor for Salmonella detection
17 March 2008 - NanoWerk, USA

- Milk cartons that glow when the milk goes sour?
14 March 2008 - Business Intelligence, Middle East

- More people likely to accept nano than GM, say researchers
14 March 2008 - FoodNavigator, EU

- Nanotech Exposed in Grocery Store Aisles: Report finds Miller Light, Cadbury and other brands have toxic risks
11 March 2008 - Friends of the Earth, USA

- Sweating the small stuff
11 March 2008 - The age, Australia

- Nanotechnology chicken feed
21 February 2008 - NanoWerk, USA

- Nanostructures tested as beta-carotene carriers in beverages
31 January 2008 - France, EU

- Call for Scientific Data on Applications of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials used in Food and Feed
23 January 2008 - European Food Safety Authority, EU

- Soil Association first organisation in the world to ban nanoparticles
15 January 2008 - Soil Association, UK

- Nanotechnology Impacts Food and Food Processing
11 January 2008 - Madison Commons, USA

- Micro and Nanotechnologies for Food - a healthy and safe option?
8 January 2008 - NanoWerk, USA

- Alert over the march of the 'grey goo' in nanotechnology Frankenfoods
1 January 2008 - Daily Mail, UK

2007

- The majority of consumers are against nanoparticles in food
18 December 2007 - Newsfood, Italy

- Think big, think nano, the new area of the food industry
18 December 2007 - Food Navigator, USA

Strong Increase In Nanofood, Molecular Food And Energy From Food Markets In 2007 Worldwide
12 December 2007 - Nanotechnology Now, USA

- 'India aims for household food security'
29 November 2007 - New Mind Press, India

- Nanotechnology a 'bigger concern' than GM foods
29 November 2007 - ABC, Australia

- Nanotech projects for food sector
26 November 2007 - FoodProductionDaily, EU

- EFSA opens the floor on nanotechnology
26 November 2007 - FoodNavigator, USA

- Nanotechnology use in food applications: a scientific and regulatory challenge
14 November 2007 - Reuters, USA

- EU food industry urged to be open about nanotechnology
5 November 2007 - Food Chemical News

- Nanotechnology and Food: Healthier and Tastier Food or a Health Risk?
18 October 2007 - Tech Talk, USA

- EFSA assessing nanoparticles and cloned meat
12 October 2007 - NutraIngredients, EU

- Reliably detecting foodborne pathogens with nanotechnology and encoding/decoding techniques
28 September - NanoWerk, USA

- Taking the NanoPulse -- What's for dinner? Nanotechnology, of course
12 September 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- New nanowire combats E-coli pathogens, says study
3 September - Food Navigator

- Next-generation preservatives with nanotechnology
16 August 2007 - Food Navigator

- Agriculture and Food Workers Challenge Nanotechnologies
9 August 2007 - Scitizen

- Developing Nanotechnology To Test Food Quality
26 July 2007 - Science Daily, USA

- Polymer opal films shed light on spoiled foods
24 July 2007 - Food Profuction Daily, UE

- Developing Nanotechnology To Test Food Quality
22 July 2007 - Science Daily, USA

- Nanotechnology used in additive to keep PLA clear
19 July 2007 - Food Navigator, USA

- EU Parliament votes for tougher additives regulation
12 July 2007 - Food Navigator, USA

- Nanotech Packaging Hailed and Assailed
June - Food & Beverage Packaging

- Grocery Manufacturers Association to study nanotechnology in food packaging
7 June 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- Agriculture and food workers question nanotechnology
4 June 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- Nanotechnology – the new threat to food
May 2007 - Clean Food Organic, Australia

- Food and nano ... perceptions of benefits are still what matters most
12 May 2007 - NanoPublic, USA

- Food nanotechnology and public acceptance
8 May 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- The promises of food nanotechnology
27 April 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- Former FDA Official Calls for Increased FDA Nanotech Authority
24 April 2007 - Nanotechnology Law Report, USA

- New Worlds: Non-fat Foods Get Nano Punch
11 April 2007 - The Jerusalem Post, Israel

- Old food meets new technologies, leaves food for thought
2 March 2007 - MSU Today, USA

- Ozone nano-bubbles harnessed to sterilise water
28 February 2007 - FoodProductionDaily, USA

- Nano scale coating process developed for baking sector
28 February 2007 - FoodProductionDaily, USA

- Natural Milk Protein Could Lead to Super Nutritious Foods
27 February 2007 - Nanotech Now, USA

- In Denmark, nanotechnology risk research is part of food science
16 February 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- Micro-Merlots, Pico-Pinotages, Nano-Nebbiolos
13 February 2007 - Wine.co.za, South Africa

- Are you ready for your nanotechnology engineered wine?
12 February 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- Future foods: friend or foe?
6 February 2007 - BBC News, UK

- Nanotechnology food coming to a fridge near you
30 January 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

- Book 'Em, Nano
24 January 2007 - Washington Post, USA

- Intelligent food wrappers with nanotechnology
18 January 2007 - NanoWerk, USA

2006

- Welcome to the world of nano foods
December 2006 - The Observer’s Food Monthly, UK

- Encapsulation innovation highlights
21 December 2006 - Food Navigator, UE

- Red nano milk?
3 December 2006 - NanoPublic Blog, USA

- Can Nanotechnology Cut Deep-Fried Foods Grease?
19 November 2006 - CBS 5, USA

- Nanotech research holds promise for food industry, say scientists
17 November 2006 - Food Production Daily, France & USA

- Smart ink nanotechnology keeps food safe
14 November 2006 - NanoWerk, USA

- Nanotech food under discussion in Amsterdam
24 October 2006 - Food Production Daily, UE

- Food fight on a tiny scale
21 October 2006 - Time on line, UK

- Nanotech-based synthetic food colorings, frying oil preservatives and packaging coated with antimicrobial agents have quietly entered the market
11 October 2006 - Information Liberation, USA

- Food at Level of Molecules
10 October 2006 - New York Times, USA

- Open Letter to the FDA to Stop Corporations from Lacing Foods, Body Care Products, & Supplements with Dangerous Nanoparticles
23 September 2006 - Organic Consumers Association, USA

- Scientists Worry About Potential Risks of Nanotechnology in Food
7 September 2006 - LiveScience.com, USA

- Experts and consumers convene on nano risks
23 August 2006 - Foodproductiondaily, France

- NanoFood: The Choice is Yours
31 July 2006 - Innovation Watch, Canada

- Lack of nanotech safety research 'serious'
24 July 2006 - Chicago Tribune, USA

- Flavor firm uses nanotechnology for new ingredient solutions
10 July 2006 - Foodproductiondaily, USA

- Scientists urge transparency in nanotech safety testing
12 May - Foodproductiondaily, France

- Report calls for nanotechnology law
19 January 2006 - Foodproductiondaily, France

2005

- Food in the 21st century
August 2005 - Environmental Health Journal

- Safer And Guilt-Free Nano Foods
10 August 2005 - Forbes

- Are You Ready For Nanofood?
20 June 2005 - Roland Piquepaille's Technology Trends

- Companies in the food industry that are using nanotechnology
5 April 2005 - Google Answers

2004

- Hungry for nano: the fruits of nanotechnology could transform the food industry
25 September 2004 - Science News

- Are scientists putting you off your dinner?
16 May 2004 - The Observer, UK

2002

- FOOD: Edible Nano is the New Frontier
5 September 2004 - ThomasNet, Industrial Market Trends

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