So says a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO): Nanotechnology: Nanomaterials are widely used in commerce, but EPA faces challenges in regulating risk. GAO-10-549, May 25, 2010.

GAO identified a variety of products containing nanomaterials currently already available in [the food trade] and agriculture. The extent to which nanomaterials pose a risk to human health and the environment depends on a combination of the toxicity of nanomaterials and the specific route and the level of exposure to these materials. Although the body of research related to nanomaterials is increasing, the current understanding of the risks posed by these materials is limited.

The effects of nanotechnology on the environment are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which explains why this report targets of recommendations to EPA.

Should not some of these recommendations will be directed to the FDA, the agency that regulates food safety? Perhaps the GAO needs to make another report?

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