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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...

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...

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...

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...

“A new report by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) stated that nanotechnology is causing concern over the risks it poses to workers. Nanoparticles were placed at the top of...

On 24th April the European Parliament plenary adopted the report by Swedish Green MEP Carl Schlyter on the regulatory aspects of nanomaterials (1). He commented: “I am delighted that an overwhelming in Parliament majority...

Reprinted from opinion piece by FoEA’s Georgia Miller in The Age newspaper: “Beauty products don’t have a fantastic record on health over the centuries – think mercury face powders in Ancient Egypt or lead...

The Age writes that: “Australian unions are demanding urgent regulation of the nanotechnology industry, citing mounting evidence that some tiny particles used in products such as sunscreens and cosmetics could be as harmful as...