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Published on Madison's Nano Cafés (http://www.nanocafes.org)

12 October 2007

Are Nanomaterials Safe?: Getting a Handle on Nanotoxicology and Risk [1] - The New York Academy of Sciences, USA
Trying to understand how perceptual risk influences the development of nanotechnology has to recognize the public's caution, the government's uncertainty how to respond to nanotechnology's challenges, and industry's contradictions—pouring out nanotechnology-based products despite uncertainty over how to ensure safe work places, products, and post-disposal environment.

New NanoRegulation Conference Report Released [2] - Innovation Society, Switzerland

[3] The new report to the NanoRegulation Conference containing short summaries of the presentations, selected slides and the results from the workshop discussions deals with nanotechnology in consumer products from different points of view (industry, insurances, NGOs, regulators) as well as the appropriateness of different voluntary measures.

EFSA assessing nanoparticles and cloned meat [4] - NutraIngredients, EU
Developing a methodology for assessing the risk of nanoparticles and the meat of cloned animals are part of the ongoing work of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the organisation's head told EU parliamentarians this week.


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