EU scientists call for collaboration on nanomaterial regulation

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has authored a paper summarising the regulatory position of nanomaterials in food, animal feed and agricultural products around the globe.
It notes that currently the European Union and Switzerland are the only jurisdictions ‘where nano-specific provisions have been incorporated in legislation.’ Other regions are relying on a more implicit approach – principally derived from the evolution of guidance prepared by industry. These differing philosophies mean there is the danger of a divergence between the regulatory structures that are developing inside and outside of Europe (Food Contact News, 12 October 2015).
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