28 January 2008, EFSA

Call for Scientific Data on Applications of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials used in Food and Feed

The European Commission has requested an initial scientific opinion from EFSA relating to the risks arising from nanoscience and nanotechnologies on food and feed safety and the environment. The request also asks to identify the nature of the possible hazards associated with actual and foreseen applications in the food and feed area and to provide general guidance on data needed for the risk assessment of such technologies and applications.

EFSA would appreciate receiving data covering for example the following issues:
Data on the safety of nanomaterials used in food and feed
Food and feed applications and products containing or consisting of nanomaterials or produced by nanotechnology
Methods, procedures and performance criteria used to analyse nanomaterials in food and feed
Use patterns and exposure to humans and environment.
Risk assessments performed on nanomaterials used in food and feed
Toxicological data on nanomaterials used in food and feed
Environmental studies performed on nanotechnologies and nanomaterials used in food and feed
Other data of relevance for risk assessment of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in food and feed

Deadline: 28/03/2008

More information:

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-11 [..]

Last changed: 29 January 2008

Comment on this news

Galo Barba, 01 February 2008

It is important for all of us, the consumers, to be sure that the leading Enterprises will be reporting to the European Commission the steps of their approach to manufacture the goods that sell to the public.