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FDA Asked to Regulate Nanotechnology

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fda-begins-regulating-ipods dept.

WillAffleckUW writes "According to the Washington Post, a coalition of environmental and consumer groups has asked the FDA to look at regulating nanotechnology. They point out that there are more than 100 nanotechnology products and that nanoparticles can penetrate cells and tissues, migrate through the body and brain and cause biochemical damage."

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  1. Luddites... by DougLorenz · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Now what part of this is either "Food" or "Drug", and why should the FDA be regulating it?

    Personally, I'll take a pass on any pseudoscience that comes from the "Friends of the Earth"...

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  2. Slight overreaction maybe ... by ScrewMaster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... nanoparticles can penetrate cells and tissues, migrate through the body and brain and cause biochemical damage.

    Of course, so does just about everything else.

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