The Bigger Picture: Thinking About Technology, Nano and Otherwise
usalawyerstoday.com Wondering where we’ve been for the past month? My summer was spent thinking and writing about technology – all sorts of technology. It got me thinking about how technology has...
View ArticleRegulatory Confusion and the Need for Consistency
For those of you who are following this blog, I’ll apologize for letting nearly two months slip away since the previous post. The reason has to do with my co-blogger, Eric Laury. After passing both...
View ArticleLet the Lawsuits Begin
It had to happen sooner or later. And it’s happening now. A coalition of nonprofit consumer safety and environmental groups brought an action on December 21 in federal district court in California...
View ArticleNational Academies Report Available Now in Prepublication Copy
In my most recent entry, I noted that the National Academies would be releasing a report by the end of January that focuses on researching the health and safety aspects of nanotechnology. The report,...
View ArticleSafer Food? A Spoonful of Caution May Go a Long Way
The FDA is on the move. OnApril 20, 2012, it issued two draft guidances pertaining to the effects of nanotechnology on food and cosmetics. In the cosmetics document, the FDA cautions safety and does...
View Article. . . And the Cosmetics Shoe Drops
Earlier I reported that the FDA had recently shown some intense interest, per its recent draft guidance document, in the safety of food and food packaging products containing nanomaterials. In...
View ArticleChecks and Balances
usalawyerstoday.com Sometimes the Government just might work as it was intended. In an earlier post, I reported on a lawsuit brought by a coalition of environmental and consumer safety groups...
View ArticleExposures to Nanomaterials – Same Old Dilemma, Different Venue
Many of the posts on this blog have addressed the regulation dilemma of whether to incorporate nanomaterials into the existing regulatory framework or develop separate regulations to manage their...
View ArticleMoving Toward Consistent Health Data
One of the hallmarks of scientific knowledge is the ability of researchers to replicate results. This has eluded scientists studying the health effects of exposure to nanomaterials for a variety of...
View ArticleNational Nanotechnology Initiative’s Ongoing Strategizing
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) recently held a Stakeholder Workshop for the purpose of assessing and strategizing in anticipation of the next version of the NNI Strategic Plan, a draft...
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