During their first period of introduction, nanotechnologies have entered the market without a specific form of regulation. The first choice of public bodies all over the world has been to consider nanomaterials equivalent to their bulk form. With rising concerns from independent agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), due to some alarming results from the few toxicological studies, and the attention paid to these by the media, especially at the beginning of the 2000s; a debate has been mounted in many countries regarding the need to regulate the sector. In the European Union (EU) the first response was to say that horizontal regulation (i.e., regulation not specifically targeted to nanomaterials) was sufficient to manage the risks. However, the main debate has been on the need to consider nanomaterials as new substances and for a call for a definition of nanomaterials. So far regulations have been approved only for cases of direct human contact with nanomaterials, with regard to the safety of workers in nanotechnology industries and of cosmetic products. In contrast, no mandatory request of disclosure, risk assessment and labelling has been set in the case of food products.

Conflicting interests and regulatory systems of new food technologies: the case of nanotechnology / Sodano, Valeria; K Hingley, Martin. - (2016), pp. 71-87.

Conflicting interests and regulatory systems of new food technologies: the case of nanotechnology

Valeria Sodano
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2016

Abstract

During their first period of introduction, nanotechnologies have entered the market without a specific form of regulation. The first choice of public bodies all over the world has been to consider nanomaterials equivalent to their bulk form. With rising concerns from independent agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), due to some alarming results from the few toxicological studies, and the attention paid to these by the media, especially at the beginning of the 2000s; a debate has been mounted in many countries regarding the need to regulate the sector. In the European Union (EU) the first response was to say that horizontal regulation (i.e., regulation not specifically targeted to nanomaterials) was sufficient to manage the risks. However, the main debate has been on the need to consider nanomaterials as new substances and for a call for a definition of nanomaterials. So far regulations have been approved only for cases of direct human contact with nanomaterials, with regard to the safety of workers in nanotechnology industries and of cosmetic products. In contrast, no mandatory request of disclosure, risk assessment and labelling has been set in the case of food products.
2016
978-1-472-45605-2
Conflicting interests and regulatory systems of new food technologies: the case of nanotechnology / Sodano, Valeria; K Hingley, Martin. - (2016), pp. 71-87.
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