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- 2010 NanoCEO letter to Wisconsin Legislative Special Committee on proposed Nano Act here
- 2010 NanoCEO comments to U.S. EPA on nanosilver product approval here
- 2009 NanoCEO letter to U.S. EPA on nanosilver registration as pesticide here
- 2007 CCoN comments to U.S. NNCO on priority EHS research needs here (under K. Johnson)
- 2005 Report & Recommendations of Madison Citizens Consensus Conference submitted to Wisconsin State Legislators. Report here.
8 January 2010
Food industry 'too secretive' over nanotechnology - BBC News, UK
The food industry has been criticised for being secretive about its use of nanotechnology by the UK's House of Lords Science and Technology Committee. Lord Krebs, chairman of the inquiry, said the industry "wants to keep a low profile" to avoid controversy. While there were no clear dangers, he said, there were "gaps in knowledge".
Hi-tech food may alienate public, warns watchdog - The Independent, UK
The food industry is risking a public backlash against the introduction of new products containing tiny "nanoscale" particles because of secrecy over what it is planning in its research laboratories, a senior scientist said yesterday.
Nanotechnology, which involves using substances at the molecular end of the size scale, could offer substantial benefits to food consumers, but the industry's reluctance to discuss its plans risks alienating the public, said Lord Krebs, the former head of the Food Standards Agency.