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A forthcoming communication from the European Commission will offer a review of European legislation in relation to nanotechnologies. (Photo: EUobserver)

Nanoparticles already on EU shelves warn green groups

Environmental groups are warning that advances in the science of nanotechnology are racing ahead of public policy with neither consumers, regulators nor scientists fully aware of the toxicity of so-called nanoparticles.

They are further calling on the European Union to introduce mandatory labelling on all products that contain them and develop strict safety laws on the basis of health and environmental risk assessment.

A new report from Friends of the Earth groups in Brussels, G...

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A forthcoming communication from the European Commission will offer a review of European legislation in relation to nanotechnologies. (Photo: EUobserver)

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