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Report Title:	Nanotechnology: Commission Lauches a Consultation on How Best to Assess the Risks
Report ID:	352
Date:	10/20/2005
Report Type:	News Article
Publication:	Europa
URL:	[enews.cfm]
Country:	European Union
Organization:	European Commission Directorate General Health & Consumer Protection
Summary:	The Commission is launching a public consultation on risk assessment methods for nanotechnologies. Nanotechnology involves the controlled production of new materials which have one or more dimensions thousands of times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. Industry is increasingly using nanotechnology for a wide variety of sectors, including healthcare, consumer products, information technology and the environment. The online consultation, which will run until 16th December 2005, aims to gather feedback on the appropriateness of current risk assessment methods for nanotechnology products and how they can be improved.

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