Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 45)

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Here's my article selection of the week: EU -ย Environment Committee backs flexibility for EU countries to ban GMO crops, from European Parliament ENVI Committee: long-awaited draft plans to allow EU member states to restrict, or ban, the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms on their own territory even if it is allowed at EU … Continue reading Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 45)

Guidance on the Determination of Potential Health Effects of Nanomaterials Used in Medical Devices

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Due to the great interest surrounding nanomaterials, the fights around a possible definition (mainly regarding the scale of these particles), and the recent evaluation of the antimicrobial action of silver nanoparticles, I find interesting this press release from DG Sanco. Today, the European Commission and its non-food Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health … Continue reading Guidance on the Determination of Potential Health Effects of Nanomaterials Used in Medical Devices