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2/12/10 VOLUME 5   •   ISSUE 2 Purchase this issue >>
  • A last-minute rush of submissions to California’s data call-in on carbon nanotubes is over and now a review is underway to evaluate the quality of both the submissions and the questions industry was asked.     Read More >>
  • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been largely silent on nanotechnology despite some public meetings. New proposed legislation may give the agency the funding it needs to address the issue, hopefully in a more transparent way.     Read More >>
  • Despite many shifts in funding among government agencies, the proposed National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) FY 2010 budget includes a modest increase for health and safety.     Read More >>
  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to use its existing Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authority to regulate nanomaterials.     Read More >>
  • French activists have found a unique way to disrupt a series of public debates on nanotechnology.     Read More >>
  • The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) released the minutes of November’s meeting on the safety of nanoscale silver and at least one industry group is still concerned about the recommendations.     Read More >>
  • The UK’s House of Lords Science and Technology Committee recommends “the Food Standards Agency create and maintain a list of products containing nanomaterials as they enter the market.” The committee conducted an “inquiry into the use of nanotechnologies in the food sector to investigate whether nanotechnologies may indeed play a valuable role in the food sector, whether effective systems are in place to ensure that consumers are aware of and protected against any potential risks, and to understand and address some of the concerns that the public may have about these new technologies.” As you might expect there are differing opinions on the conclusions drawn by the committee particularly when there are claims that the food and food packaging industries have been too secretive about its nanotechnology research.     Read More >>
  • The National Nanotechnology Initiative has extended an invitation to be one of the voices in an active discussion to: Probe the state of the science for risk management methods and the ethical, legal, and societal implications of nanotechnology; Identify priority gaps and emerging trends in nanotechnology-related environmental, health, and safety research; and Provide comment on the recommendations in the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s Strategy for Nanotechnology-related Environmental, Health, and Safety Research.     Read More >>
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  • Watching an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) discuss potential risks associated with nanoscale silver is a stark reminder that there are no easy answers.     Read More >>
  • Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) have always been a valuable enforcement tool for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and it looks like the Agency will be using them with increasing frequency for nanomaterials.     Read More >>
  • While no one was paying attention, the organic foods industry considered steps to ban all nanotechnology products in foods, processes and packaging.     Read More >>
  • It comes as no surprise that socks containing nanoscale silver release the antimicrobial product when the socks are washed. The real questions needing answers are how much is released and what size silver particle is released?     Read More >>
  • This webinar will focus on how nanotechnology offers life-transforming benefits in areas such as personalized medical care, next generation cancer treatments, energy efficiency, innovative consumer products and water purification. What is it, then, that is causing us to have a heightened sense of vulnerability about nanotechnology's ability to benefit society? This webinar will offer valuable perspectives and concrete recommendations from seasoned experts concerning product safety and what companies making or working with nanomaterials should be doing.

    The webinar is fourth in the popular series, Nanotechnology Today, sponsored by NanoReg & Keller and Heckman LLP.     Read More >>
10/16/09 VOLUME 4   •   ISSUE 13 Purchase this issue >>
  • It may just be a strategy but it goes a long way to answering vital questions regarding nanomaterial safety.     Read More >>
  • With the implementation of REACH in Europe and anticipated changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in the U.S., the regulatory climate for producers and users of nanomaterials could become increasingly difficult and far more costly.     Read More >>
  • The question of how nanomaterials will be handled under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Registration of Chemicals (REACH) chemical management program will be the subject of a review by the European Commission (EC).     Read More >>
  • Seventeen debates in France are scheduled to provide the public with an opportunity to engage government officials on nanotechnology.     Read More >>
  • Nanotechnology offers life-transforming benefits in areas such as personalized medical care, next generation cancer treatments, energy efficiency, innovative consumer products and water purification. What is it that is causing us to have a heightened sense of vulnerability about nanotechnology's ability to benefit society?

    Fourth in the popular Nanotechnology Today webinar series sponsored by NanoReg & Keller and Heckman, Product Liability and Nanotechnology will offer valuable perspectives and concrete recommendations from experienced companies and private litigators concerning product safety and what companies making or working with nanomaterials should be doing.     Read More >>
  • The Interagency Nanotechnology Implications Grantees Workshop features presentations on recent research findings by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH/NIEHS), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and Department of Energy (DOE) grant researchers. The meeting will encourage collaboration and cooperation among nanotechnology grantees sponsored by EPA, NSF, NIEHS, NIOSH and DOE and between other federal grantees and federal nanotechnology researchers. Presentations and discussions will further the dialogue on appropriate nanotechnology research strategies. The meeting in Las Vegas on November 9-10, 2009 is open to members of academia, government, nongovernmental organizations, industry, and the general public.     Read More >>
  • This workshop organized by the National Nanotechnology Initiative will facilitate effective communication about the state-of-the-art in the two overarching research need tracks: (1) Nanomaterials & Human Health; and (2) Instrumentation, Metrology & Analytical Methods. The workshop is free and will be held at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge in Arlington Virginia on November 17 & 18, 2009.     Read More >>
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  • A recent Federal Notice involving Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) caused some confusion and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken the opportunity to clarify its position.     Read More >>
  • The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) is the most broadly-based inter-government collaboration focused on nanomaterial safety and regulatory policy. As part of the Series of Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials, the organization released three guidance documents with a focus on exposures and protection.     Read More >>
  • One of the harshest critics of industry on the issue of nanomaterial safety came to an interesting conclusion – sunscreens containing nanomaterials are safe!     Read More >>
  • Nanomaterials have long promised to help solve environmental contamination problems and a new map can show you where this is already happening.     Read More >>
  • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) been a leader on nanomaterial safety in occupational settings and it has scheduled another conference on the topic.     Read More >>
  • Following a well-attended workshop in February on Human and Environmental Exposure Assessment, the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) has scheduled a second workshop.     Read More >>
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  • If ever there was a time for carbon nanotube producers or importers to belong to a consortium now is the time as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gears up for a section 4(a) test rule.     Read More >>
  • Safety is an important consideration when working with any chemical substance but difficulty in regulating safety is leading to the next best thing – labeling of consumer products to inform the public when commercial goods contain nanomaterials.     Read More >>
  • Developing a global strategy to assess and manage chemicals is no easy task. Complex issues related to producing and using chemicals safely are difficult to resolve and emerging technologies are making it even more difficult.     Read More >>
  • Apparently, changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), won’t suffice. While this approach seemed feasible a few years ago, it now seems that the only way to effectively regulate nanotechnology is through a whole new bureaucracy.     Read More >>
  • Managing nanomaterials for commercial distribution is about good product stewardship, good information management, and good risk management. Manufacturers of nanomaterials need to understand their characteristics and the available research on them in order to be able to distinguish between sound science and purported science. The webinar, Nanotechnology in the Marketplace, is the second in a series sponsored by NanoReg & Keller and Heckman. The webinar will summarize the state of knowledge and provide information and recommendations for takeover and control of risks in order to prevent the occurrence of accidents or the development of occupational diseases.

    Two seasoned nanotechnology professionals, Mark Banash, Ph.D., of Nanocomp Technologies and Richard C. Pleus, Ph.D., of Intertox will make presentations in this webinar.

    Mark Banash, Ph.D., of Nanocomp Technologies will present Developing Workplace Monitoring and Exposure Controls at a Carbon Nanotube Manufacturer. In this talk Dr. Banash will present both a review and an evaluation of available equipment and techniques and how their results have helped design, modify, and verify his company's operating procedures, engineering controls, and choices in personal protective equipment.

    Richard C. Pleus, Ph.D., of Intertox will present Steps to Address EHS Concerns that Businesses Should Consider Before Placing Nanomaterials on the Market. Dr. Pleus explores possible EHS concerns in relation to what business needs in order to minimize their business risk, while protecting the health and safety of their workers and the public.     Read More >>
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  • Building on last year’s successful workshop on the regulation of nanotechnology, NanoReg & Keller and Heckman announced Nanotechnology Today, a series of webinars designed to address the current industry outlook for nanotechnology under the new Administration and the challenges associated with the safe development of nano-enhanced products.

    This series features respected experts on several important topics in the rapidly changing world of nanotechnology regulatory policy and safety.

    “The regulatory landscape is in a state of flux. The new Congress and administration will be taking a fresh look at chemical substance management and nanotechnology just may get caught up in anticipated policy revisions,” said John DiLoreto, NanoReg founder and publisher of the NanoReg Report.

    The webinars will deliver live content via the internet and can be attended from the convenience of an attendee’s home or office where multiple attendees can participate for the cost of a single registration. The series offers small companies the assurance that they can keep abreast of science, policy, the law, and best practices.

    The first webinar, Legislation, Regulation and Small Business – 2009 Outlook is scheduled for April 1, 2009 and will feature Dr. Herb Estreicher, a partner with Keller and Heckman LLP. Dr. Estreicher provides advice on product liability risk control and assists clients with crisis management for embattled products. Also featured is Paul Stimers, associate at K&L Gates, who advises a wide range of companies and industry associations in pursuing legislation and representing their interests before Congress and federal agencies.

    The series of webinars will also include relevant topics such as Nanotechnology in the Marketplace, Nanotechnology, Food and Food Packaging, and Product Liability and Nanotechnology.     Read More >>
  • The National Research Council (NRC) criticized the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s (NNI) EHS research strategy and it has evoked an uncharacteristic response.     Read More >>
  • The Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) lays out a set of priorities for governments to consider as they attempt to balance the benefits of nanotechnology with safety issues.     Read More >>
  • There is no lack of activity on the part of European policymakers when it comes to the safety aspects of nanotechnology.     Read More >>
  • One has to wonder how many ways to say the same thing: we need more scientific data to assess the potential hazards associated with nanomaterials.     Read More >>
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