Federal agencies to study guidelines on nanomaterials

Washington Post : Federal agencies announced Thursday that they will seek to clarify the role nanomaterials can have in consumer items such as cosmetics and food production, writes Darryl Fears for the Washington Post. The Environmental Protection Agency will investigate whether nanomaterials in pesticides can have adverse effects on human health and the environment; the agency will publish its policy proposal, a draft of which is available here , in the Federal Register and make it available for public comment during the week of June 13 at www.regulations.gov in docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0197. The Food and Drug Administration released draft guidelines to regulated industries about whether regulated products involve nanotechnology; they have made the document available online for public comment.