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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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

  The Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (ANFA) is appalled by the Senate vote (Thursday 19 March) not to repeal the Commonwealth radioactive Waste Management Act -2005 (CRWMA).  Labor Senators voted not to repeal this act, despite it...