Everybody from Australia to Europe seems to be launching consultations on nanotechnology and food, mainly because there is no clear distinction between naturally occurring nanostructures and those artificially added.
Richard Jones does his usual erudite job of framing the issue here but I have to wonder whether this is just more quangos wasting more time and public money. Rather than attempting to focus on the ‘nano’ aspect, wouldn’t it be better to just focus on the ‘safety’ aspect?