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Switzerland adopts disclosure requirements for synthetic nanomaterials in fibrous or tubular form
Date: 02/3/2018On March 1, amendments to Switzerland’s Chemicals Ordinance took effect. The amendments, adopted by the Federal Council include new disclosure requirements for synthetic nanomaterials of fibrous or... Read More
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Nanomaterials: What are the environmental and health risks?
Date: 01/3/2018The SUN project is one of the first attempts to understand the risks nanomaterials carry throughout their life-cycle, starting from their fabrication and ending in being discarded or recycled.
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CPSC continue to use agency collaborations to focus on environmental health and safety of nanomaterials
Date: 01/3/2018The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) posted its Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Performance Report. According to the Report, in fiscal year (FY) 2017, CPSC met its target of five collaboratio... Read More
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EPA intends to conduct nanoparticle research over next five years
Date: 26/2/2018
The U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has released its fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget. According to EPA’s press release, the proposed budget will provide $6.146 billion to support EPA’s ... Read More -
French NGO claims many manufacturers fail to comply with nano labelling requirement
Date: 14/2/2018UFC-Que Choisir, a French non-governmental organisation (NGO) announced that it filed complaints against nine manufacturers of food and cosmetic products for failure to comply with the requirement ... Read More
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NIOSH’s ‘Research Agenda for Manufacturing’ addresses nanomaterials
Date: 12/2/2018The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a Federal Register notice ... Read More
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EFSA publishes safety assessment of selenium nanoparticles for use in active food contact materials
Date: 05/2/2018The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids evaluated food contact material (FCM) Substance No. 1070, which incorporates sele... Read More
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Kick off of nanomaterial risk assessment project GRACIOUS
Date: 05/2/2018The newly started H2020 GRACIOUS project will develop a highly innovative science-based framework that supports the assessment of risk posed by the ever increasing array of nanomaterials on the mar... Read More
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EC publishes final opinion on nano titanium dioxide as UV-filter in sunscreen sprays
Date: 25/1/2018The European Commission (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published its final opinion on titanium dioxide (nano form) as a UV-filter in sprays. The EC asked SCCS to address the fo... Read More
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ECHA management board reviews strategy on substances in nanoforms
Date: 23/1/2018The Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) discussed ECHA’s strategy on substances in nanoforms at a meeting held on 14th-15th of December 2017.
A key message from the ... Read More