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July 16th, 2015,
… from brookhavenlab A slogan that summarizes NGO and European Union Parliament requirements for regulating products of nanotechnology is No data, no market. But what kind of data and for what kind of market? I participated in a National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)/Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) workshop, Quantifying Exposure to Engineered … (OSTP). Dr. Lloyd Whitman said that fifteen years after the launch of the NNI, it was time for NNI 2.0, the era of nanotechnology commercialization. However, Dr. Whitman talked about how a new Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) …
March 20th, 2018,
… risk management of nanomaterials mentioned in the update suggests that in the European Union, as in the United States, nanotechnology-enabled products will not be subject to mandatory rules, save for a requirement to add the word nano to … the 1997 EU law on novel foods to expedite commercialization of food products derived from novel technologies, such as nanotechnology. Among the features of the revision are generic authorizations in which EFSA develops a list of … as proprietary and not available for public or peer scientific review until five years after the novel food, including nanotechnology enabled foods, are put on the market. One risk assessment methodology to enable novel food authorizations …
June 1st, 2011,
… report examining the industrial transformation of the massive pork industry in China, and Steve Suppan about the use of nanotechnology, its increasing prevalence in products and food, and why its huge potential may be causing "regulatory paralysis" in the U.S. and abroad. Nanotechnology Food …
… 2017 It's Global Fertilizer Day (who knew?)! And to celebrate, we are joined by Steve Suppan whose paper on the use of nanotechnology in the fertilizer industry was released yesterday. This is a special episode of Uprooted, and our normal … Steve's new blog on nanofertilizer here. You can read the full report on nanofertilizer here. Filed under Agriculture Nanotechnology Uprooted Agricultural technology Fertilizer …
… is now advising food companies to study substances that have undergone major manufacturing changes -- like the use of nanotechnology -- to determine if they should be subject to additional regulations. Ingredients deemed "generally … safe," or GRAS, by the agency do not have to clear regulatory hurdles for food additives. "In the specific instance of nanotechnology, a food substance manufactured for the purpose of creating very small particles with new functional … said. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a nonprofit that has called for stronger federal oversight of nanotechnology, is heartened by the FDA's draft guidance. "This has been a long time coming," said Steve Suppan, senior …
September 18th, 2014,
… Assessment lawsuit in 2011 to sue the FDA for failure to regulate nanomaterials. In lieu of mandatory rules on nanotechnology, the FDA is issuing voluntary guidance documents that do not carry legal obligations but advise industry … guidance documents do not require nano-feed additive developers to do anything about their use of nanomaterials and nanotechnology. (IATP commented last month about two other FDA Guidance documents on nanotechnology.) Feed for agricultural animals is largely formulated from grains and oilseeds, mostly corn and soy. A …
March 12th, 2015,
… IATP and partners have released a fact sheet and policy statement for businesses on how they should deal with food nanotechnology products, whether they are in the research and development phase or are in the marketplace. According to a … the policy statement as basis for advocacy on regulatory requirements. Or, if governments that have invested heavily in nanotechnology believe that authorizing regulation is too difficult politically, as well as technically, particularly in … detection in food soon will likewise become easier and cheaper. If so, even if governments continue to resist regulating nanotechnology, it may be possible to achieve a modest degree of consumer and worker protection even in the absence of …
November 6th, 2020,
… andpublished inan eBook prepared as part of the November 4-6 2020 webinar organized by the Brazilian Network for Nanotechnology, Society and Environment (Renanosoma). Filed under Agriculture Nanotechnology Pesticides Health Related documents Agriculture Nano-pesticides: Introduction to encapsulated products and …
May 25th, 2022,
… farmworkers from harm due to inhaling the new generation of pesticides. IATP began to report on the application of nanotechnology and nanomaterials (atomic to molecular size materials) to pesticides in 2019 in a virtual presentation to a seminar co-organized by the Brazilian Ministry of Labor and the Brazilian Research Network on Nanotechnology Society and Environment (Renanosoma). The theme of the seminar was protecting workers manufacturing or … the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authorizes nano-pesticides for commercial use. On May 5, IATP published Nanotechnology-enabled genetically engineered RNA interference pesticides: Socio-economic context, modes of action and …
… Sep 24, 2003 Nanotechnology Food and Community Fellows …
March 25th, 2013,
… beginning with mother and child, is the basis of all democracy. I came prepared to present on the application of nanotechnology to fertilizers and its implications for soil health and biodiversity. Tunisia is major producer of … much of their education and research. I outlined how in the United States, government and corporate scientists worked on nanotechnology projects with no public input in comparative technology choice or investment of public money for products … The application of treated sewage sludgebiosolids, to use the EPA approved termnow including nanomaterials from the nanotechnology production waste stream is an example of a technology investment with no citizen participatory technology …
… Used under creative commons license from cafnr Agriculture Democracy in US nanotechnology strategy Jan 25, 2021 Agriculture [WATCH] Nano-pesticides: Can they be self-regulating? Nov 6, 2020 Agriculture Future of U.S. federal nanotechnology: safe by design product commercialization Aug 29, 2019 Agriculture USDA to biotech: Call your own …
… and state level. In particular, we have worked for strong protections for the introduction of new food technologies like nanotechnology or synthetic biology; the presence of chemical contaminants in farm fertilizer, the use of antibiotics and … safety and worker protections Feb 19, 2019 Used under creative commons license from cafnr Agriculture Democracy in US nanotechnology strategy Jan 25, 2021 Used under creative commons license from thomashawk Agriculture With a second farm … plan to address forever chemicals polluting farms, water and food Dec 11, 2019 Agriculture Future of U.S. federal nanotechnology: safe by design product commercialization Aug 29, 2019 Agriculture USDA to biotech: Call your own …
… Download htm May 20, 2004 by Mary Hendrickson, PhD May 2004 Nanotechnology Food and Community Fellows … The Power to Choose Your Food By Mary Hendrickson Phone: (573) 882-7463 …
… Download htm Aug 29, 2004 by Mary Hendrickson, PhD August 2004 Nanotechnology Food and Community Fellows … Local Foods Featured in TV Pledge Drives August 2004 Fellow Mary …
January 31st, 2018,
… from iaea_imagebank In January, European Union agencies published three documents concerning government oversight of nanotechnology and new genetic engineering techniques. Together, the documents put in doubt the scientific capacity and … may also have consequences in terms of market trust on nanomaterials. The realisation of the great opportunities that nanotechnology and nanomaterials may offer society, should go hand in hand with the transparent demonstration by industry of their safety and sustainability. In sum, the European Commission is allowing the commercialization of nanotechnology-enabled products without any verifiable data about the safety of those products. The Echa Management Board …
… Download htm Feb 6, 2005 by Mary Hendrickson Wall Street Journal, February 7, 2005 Nanotechnology Food and Community Fellows … Letter - Global Seed Industry Is Growing a Monopoly By Mary Hendrickson Wall …
May 18th, 2016,
… formula spoilage or increasing formula consistency. The reluctanceindeed, refusal to regulate nanomaterials and nanotechnology products is partly due to the general animus against regulation coming from Congress, at the behest of … on the market, the reputation of the U.S. governments massive promotion of and at least $24 billion investment in nanotechnology will be at risk of widespread consumer backlash. Food safety Nanotechnology Food and health …