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AzoNano reports that scientists at the University of Ulster are investigating a link between manufactured nanoparticles, such as titanium dioxide found in sunscreens and cosmetics, and Alzheimer’s disease. Exposure to some nanoparticles can cause...

A recent study is the first to document cases of serious illness and death in humans apparently caused by nanoparticles. Chinese researchers document the deaths of two print factory workers and severe lung problems...

FoE Australia has joined two international coalitions of NGOs, the European Environmental Bureau and the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) Nanotechnology Working Group, to challenge industry claims about nanotechnology and the environment. We point...

TESTING HAS SHOWN THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SUNSCREEN COMPANIES  WAS INCORRECT. CURRENTLY (2014) THERE IS STILL NO SUNSCREEN AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE NANO-FREE Friends of the Earth Australia’s...

In our new report on nano-silver, Friends of the Earth warned that not only could nano-silver’s use in food packaging, cutlery, cosmetics, household appliances, clothing and countless other products pose new toxicity risks, it...

High-level experts have told a meeting of European and US consumer groups that commercial use of nanomaterials is going “underground”, with companies increasingly reluctant to disclose their use of nanotechnology. Euractive.com, an EU policy...

Our report details the growing threat to public health posed by extreme germ killer nano silver, and exposing the huge number of consumer applications in which it is found. Silver has long been known...

In a new story on The 7.30 Report, nanotoxicologist Assoc Professor Paul Wright (director of the Nanoafe Australia research network) and Assoc Professor Tom Faunce (medicine and law at the Australian National University) have...

This article is reprinted from New Matilda 22.06.09 “Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has described Bernie Banton as a “great Australian hero” for his tireless campaigning for justice for asbestos victims. But despite serious warnings...

European industry group Cefic has expressed frustration with stakeholder dialogue on nanotechnology. Cefic’s executive director of research and innovation complained that “each discussion begins with a rehearsal of old arguments and fails to move...