Is nanotechnology the new GM?
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The Soil Association, which refuses to give its Organic label to products containing nanomaterials, summed up some of the key issues around nanotechnology in 2008:
- Commercial opportunities have run ahead of scientific understanding and regulatory control.
- The industry is trying to win over Government backing with compelling claims about the benefits of the technology and to win over consumers by promoting individual products, whilst neglecting the fundamental issues o...
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