There is particular urgency for those

December 18th, 2008

Given the complete absence of regulations to address those changes, weve been calling for moratorium on the introduction of products like this since 2003, adds Hope Shand in ETC Groups North Carolina office. The need for action is underscored following the decision by German authorities to recall nanotech bathroom cleaner, Magic Nano purportedly product of nanotechnology. There is particular urgency for those products that are ingested, applied to the body or released in the environment. ETC Group renewed its call for global moratorium on nanotech lab research and recall of consumer products containing engineered nanoparticles.

There is particular urgency for those products that are ingested, applied to the body or released in the environment. Not only can such tiny particles go undetected by the bodys immune system, they also exhibit properties not found at the macroscale. Kleinmann sells Magic Nano in spray pump and as an aerosol spray. In general, nanoparticles of nm can enter the lungs while nm particle can pass through the bloodbrain barrier. The recall only applies to the aerosol spray.

Given the complete absence of regulations to address those changes, weve been calling for moratorium on the introduction of products like this since 2003, adds Hope Shand in ETC Groups North Carolina office. The recall only applies to the aerosol spray.2 There is no information available regarding the nano chemical compound used, nor whether the problem lies with the nanoparticles or with the interaction between the particles and the conventional aerosol propellant.

In general, nanoparticles of nm can enter the lungs while nm particle can pass through the bloodbrain barrier. Six people were hospitalized but later released when their respiratory distress faded.1 The company marketing Magic Nano is Kleinmann GmbH, German subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works US Fortune corporation with subsidiaries in countries and 49,000 employees. Kleinmann sells Magic Nano in spray pump and as an aerosol spray. For example, aluminum oxide used in dentistry because of its inertness can spontaneously explode at the nanoscale and is being tested as potential rocket fuel.Its the unpredictable property changes that make nano new and different.

Kleinmann sells Magic Nano in spray pump and as an aerosol spray. ETC Group renewed its call for global moratorium on nanotech lab research and recall of consumer products containing engineered nanoparticles. The need for action is underscored following the decision by German authorities to recall nanotech bathroom cleaner, Magic Nano purportedly product of nanotechnology. In general, nanoparticles of nm can enter the lungs while nm particle can pass through the bloodbrain barrier.