Furthermore, industry analysts also estimate that there are several hundred nano food products on the international market.

At least food and agricultural products containing manufactured nanomaterials, or produced using nanotechnology, are currently on sale worldwide. Out of the laboratory and on to our plates Nanotechnology in food and agriculture, is available online Friends of the Earth Europe Tel 6109, Mob 515, hannah. charleyfoeeurope. org NOTES The full report, Out of the laboratory and on to our plates Nanotechnology in food and agriculture, is available online Friends of the Earth Europe Tel 6109, Mob 515, hannah. charleyfoeeurope.

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Helen Holder, coordinator of the Food and Farming campaign at Friends of the Earth Europe. Nanotechnology the manipulation of matter at the scale of atoms and molecules is used in the manufacture of products such as nutritional supplements, cling wrap and containers, antibacterial kitchenware, processed meats, chocolate drinks, baby food and chemicals used in agriculture. Policymakers must stop claiming that existing regulatory frameworks are adequate to deal with the emerging science of nanotechnology and address the gaps in current food safety legislation as soon as possible.

The group is calling on European policymakers to adopt comprehensive and precautionary legislation to manage the new risks associated with nanofoods. Helen Holder, coordinator of the Food and Farming campaign at Friends of the Earth Europe said Europeans should not be exposed to potentially toxic materials in their food and food packaging until proper regulations are in place to ensure their safety.

For more information please contact Helen Holder, Coordinator of the Food and Farming campaign at Friends of the Earths investigation reveals that in the EU, and elsewhere in the world, laws are illequipped to deal with the unique properties of nanomaterials Out of the laboratory and on to our plates Nanotechnology in food and agriculture was