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Title:	Nano-in-food - Threat or Opportunity for Organic Food?
Authors:	Paull, John Lyons, Kristen
Date Created:	2008-06
Abstract:	Nanotechnology is creating engineered particles in the size range 1 to 100 nanometers. At the nano-scale, materials exhibit novel behaviours. Nine billion dollars is currently invested annually in nano-research, with the explicit intention of rapid commercialisation, including food and agriculture applications. Nanotechnology is currently unregulated, and nano-products are not required to be labelled. Health, safety and ecological aspects are poorly understood, and there have been calls for a moratorium. Two consumer surveys indicate that public awareness of nanotechnology is low, there is concern that the risks exceed the benefits, that food safety is declining along with declining confidence in regulatory authorities. A majority of respondents (65%) are concerned about side effects, and that nano-products should be labelled (71%), and only 7% reported they would purchase nano-food. There is an opportunity, for the organic community to take the initiative to develop standards to exclude engineered nanoparticles from organic products. Such a step will service both the organic community and the otherwise nano-averse consumers - just as GMOs have been excluded previously.
Type:	Conference Proceedings
Department:	Fenner School of Environment & Society
Institution:	Australian National University (ANU) Griffith University
Citation:	Paull, J., 2008, "Nano-in-food - Threat or Opportunity for Organic Food?", Proceedings: Cultivate the Future, 16th IFOAM World Organic Congress, Modena, Italy, 16-20 June
Part of:	Proceedings: Cultivate the Future, 16th IFOAM World Organic Congress, Modena, Italy, 16-20 June 2008. Nanotechnology Workshop, 20 June.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/47284
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