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EUON Posts Nanopinion on Nanocrystals Coating by Friction
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On August 15, 2023, the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) published a Nanopinion entitled “Nanocrystals Coating by Friction. A New Approach for Advanced Materials” by Dr. Bentejui Medina-Clavijo,…
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EUON Publishes Study Identifying Status of Animal-Free Test Methods for Use on Nanomaterials
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On August 2, 2023, the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) announced that it published a study that systematically reviews and assesses alternative methods for the testing of the…
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EC Committee Updates Guidance on the Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On June 26, 2023, the European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published the second revision of its Guidance on the Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics. The…
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OECD Will Hold Webinar on Test Guideline No. 126: Determination of the Hydrophobicity Index of Nanomaterials Through an Affinity Measurement
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On September 20, 2023, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will hold a webinar on Test Guideline No. 126: Determination of the Hydrophobicity Index of Nanomaterials Through an…
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OECD Publishes New, Corrected TGs for Nanomaterials and Workshop Report on How to Prepare TGs for Emerging Technologies
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced on July 4, 2023, that it published a number of new, updated, and corrected Test Guidelines (TG), including the following for…
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OECD <em>Tour de Table</em> Includes Information on International Developments Regarding Nanomaterials
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
The Organization for Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published the latest edition of the Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials and Advanced Materials -- Tour de Table.…
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EUON Posts Nanopinions on Using SWCNTs to Measure Biochemical Processes and on Experiments Involving Zebrafish to Elicit an Immune Response
The European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) has posted two Nanopinions: “Seeing is believing,” posted on April 11, 2023, by Dr. Chandima Bulumulla, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Janelia Research…
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SCCS Updates Guidance for the Testing of Cosmetic Ingredients and Their Safety Evaluation
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
The European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published on May 16, 2023, the 12th revision of The SCCS Notes of Guidance for the Testing of Cosmetic Ingredients…
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ANSES Calls for the EC to Adopt a “More Protective” Definition of Nanomaterials
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) issued a May 17, 2023, news item stating that it believes that the European Commission’s (EC) revised Recommendation…
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JRC Publishes Guidance Document on Implementation of the EC’s Revised Definition of Nanomaterials, Launches Free Course on Nanomaterials in EU Legislation
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On May 2, 2023, the European Commission’s (EC) Joint Research Center (JRC) announced that it published a guidance document entitled Guidance on the implementation of the Commission Recommendation 2022/C 229/01…