Use of nanomaterials in food packaging poses regulatory challenges
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 01:07
in Mathematics & Economics
Report uses product scenarios to examine the oversight and regulatory pathways to commercialization Engineered nanoscale materials (ENMs), which contain novel properties that offer potential benefits for use in food packaging, raise new safety evaluation challenges for regulators and industry, according to a report released today by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).
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