FDA and Nanotech Regulation: The Smaller it is, the Longer it Takes
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June 26, 2012
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Tags: cosmetics, Draft, FDA, food, GRAS, guidance, law, nanotech, nanotechnology, Nanotechnology Task Force Report, regulation
Apparently, the smaller something is, the longer it takes to talk about. This is the axiom currently employed by FDA, illustrated by the agency’s recently published guidance on nanomaterials in cosmetics and foods (5 years in the making). While the European Union already requires companies to prove a product containing any nanotech materials is safe before the product can be sold to consumers, FDA has sat on the sidelines, forcing many industries to wait for some kind of guidance from FDA on how to proceed.
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