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EUON Posts Nanopinions on Using SWCNTs to Measure Biochemical Processes and on Experiments Involving Zebrafish to Elicit an Immune Response

European Union - June 6 2023 "Seeing is believing,” posted on April 11, 2023, by Dr. Chandima Bulumulla, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes…

SCCS Updates Guidance for the Testing of Cosmetic Ingredients and Their Safety Evaluation

European Union - June 2 2023 The European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published on May 16, 2023, the 12th revision of The SCCS Notes of…

ANSES Calls for the EC to Adopt a “More Protective” Definition of Nanomaterials

European Union - June 1 2023 The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) issued a May 17, 2023, news item stating that it believes that…

White House OSTP Extends Comment Period for RFI on NNI EHS Research Strategy

USA - May 25 2023 The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has extended the comment period for its April 5, 2023, Request for Information (RFI)…

EC Committee Begins Public Consultation on Preliminary Opinion on Fullerenes, Hydroxylated Fullerenes, and Hydrated Forms of Hydroxylated Fullerenes (Nano)

European Union - May 4 2023 The European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has begun a public consultation on its preliminary opinion on…

FDA Seeks Comment on Request to Revoke the Color Additive Listing for Use of Titanium Dioxide in Food

European Union, USA - May 4 2023 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on May 3, 2023, that it has filed a color additive petition (CAP 3C0325), submitted by the…

OECD Tour de Table Includes Information on U.S. Developments on Human Health and Environmental Safety of Nanomaterials

OECD, USA - May 1 2023 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published the latest edition of the Developments in Delegations on the Safety of…

EUON Extends Deadline for Study Proposals

European Union - April 27 2023 As reported in our March 16, 2023, blog item, on March 14, 2023, the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) issued a call for study…

France Extends Due Date for R-Nano Declarations to May 31, 2023

France - April 22 2023 In France, under Decree No. 2012-232, companies that manufacture, import, and/or distribute a “substance with nanoparticle status” in an amount of at…

USDA Researchers Develop Natural, Washable, Antimicrobial Cleaning Wipes Using Nanocomposite Raw Cotton Fiber

USA - April 12 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on April 11, 2023, that its Agricultural Research Service (ARS) recently developed sustainable…