NSW pushes for nano risk labels - Brisban Times, Australia
The New South Wales Government will push for national mandatory labelling of nano-sized particles used in workplaces and improved testing facilities to assess the safety of new nanomaterials. The moves are in response to a parliamentary inquiry into nanotechnology.
Some environmental and consumer groups were disappointed, however, that the Government did not back immediate labelling of nanoparticles in food, sunscreens and cosmetics.
A Friends of the Earth spokeswoman, Georgia Miller, also criticised the Government for rejecting the inquiry recommendation that nanoparticles be treated by regulators as new chemicals, so their safety would have to be assessed before they could be used in any products.