The Invisible Revolution
New Zealand women are being exposed to cosmetic products containing a typeof nanomaterial that has been stripped from the shelves in Europe and Australia. Products containing nanoparticles called...
View ArticleNanotech commercialisation racing ahead of safety regulation
New Zealand women are being exposed to cosmetic products containing a type of nanomaterial that has been stripped from the shelves in Europe and Australia. Products containing nanoparticles called...
View ArticleCouncil proposes rules for nanocosmetic ingredients
In 2011, the Sustainability Council wrote to ERMA, urging that in the annual review of cosmetics regulation, the regulator propose mandatory labelling and risk assessment of nanoscale cosmetic...
View ArticleSweating the really small stuff: Governing nanotechnologies
Great expectations, and no small amount of hype, are pinned on nanotech’s potential to bring about a new industrial revolution. By some accounts, nanotech will boost economies while greening...
View ArticleCase for proper regulation of nanocosmetics
In 2011, the Council urged ERMA to propose mandatory labelling and safety testing of nanoscale cosmetic ingredients and that it review the regulatory definition of the nanoscale to ensure that [...]
View ArticleGovernment sidelines nanotechnology report that challenges regulators
The Government has backed away from any serious programme to ensure risks arising from the use of nanotechnology are properly regulated. Having commissioned an independent report that identifies...
View ArticleLabelling nanocosmetics welcome but more needed to manage risks
In 2011, the EPA came forward with a proposal to label nanoscale cosmetic ingredients as part of a number of proposed amendments to the cosmetics regulations. The Sustainability Council made [...]
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Opposes Labelling Nanocosmetics – Council response
During the 2012 review of New Zealand’s cosmetics regulations, global personal care products company Johnson and Johnson opposed labelling of nanocosmetic ingredients. The company requested a further...
View ArticleNanomaterials—are we looking at the next asbestos?
At the annual Fire Department Instructor Conference in Indianapolis this year, a new topic was on the agenda: risks to firefighters from engineered nanomaterials. The prompt was a sports store [...]
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