As a continuation of a previous report where the evidence for human health risks associated with exposure to nano- and microplastic particles (NMP) in drinking-water was evaluated, World Health Organization […]

The purpose of this survey is to better understand how the needs of different stakeholders can be addressed through the outputs of three European projects funded to develop new approaches […]

Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Working Party for Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) has published two reports: 1. Advanced Materials: Working Description, aiming to illustrate the content of the Advanced […]

Two SweNanoSafe representatives have been assigned as Swedish delegates in the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Working Party for Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) Steering Groups on Safe Innovation Approach […]

Kommissionens gemensamma forskningscentrum (JRC) har publicerat en rapport: Safe and sustainable by design chemicals and materials – Framework for the definition of criteria and evaluation procedure for chemicals and materials. […]

A new initiative called the International Network for Researching, Advancing, and Assessing Materials for Environmental Sustainability (INFRAMES) has been kicked-off aiming to leverage investments in US and EU networks in […]

The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) is requested to provide an opinion on the safety of titanium dioxide in cosmetic products. This comes in light of the […]

The European Commission is clarifying the definition of nanomaterials in a new Recommendation which supports a coherent EU regulatory framework for nanomaterials, helping to align legislation across all sectors. The new […]

Nanotechnology is a continuously growing field with hundreds of already marketed novel nanomaterials (NMs) and nano-enabled products (NEPs), progressively being introduced in various sectors of society. A warning system is […]