Nanoparticles Get Nanoregulation - Little Particles are Big Business, but Safety Could Slip Through FDA Sieve - Science Progress, USA
There was something especially stultifying last week about the Food and Drug Administration’s latest effort to figure out how to protect the public from foods, drugs, cosmetics, and other products spiked with nanotech ingredients. A sleepy fog suffused the Rockville, MD meeting rooms where agency officials listened all day to scientists, policy experts, and consumer advocates. One could not help but wonder how many new nano-laced products had made their way onto supermarket shelves that day while the grinding wheels of the federal oversight machine ground around in their grinding grindiness.

Evaluating Nanomaterials - Chemical & Engineering News, USA
Materials scientists and toxicologists from the U.S., Europe, and Japan have joined forces to develop standard protocols for testing the environmental, health, and safety (EHS) impacts of nanomaterials. The new alliance, called the International Alliance for NanoEHS Harmonization (IANH) will then try to reach a consensus on protocols related to sample preparation and characterization, cell culture testing, animal testing, environmental assessment, and other areas of concern. Any researcher from any sector—academia, government, or industry—is welcome to join the group.