Luxembourg-based OCSiAl has opened a new substance in the EU's Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation with the successful registration of TUBALL™ single-wall carbon nanotubes under the number 01-2120130006-75-0000.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing one-time reporting and record-keeping requirements on nanoscale chemical substances in the marketplace.
Three stakeholder groups agree that regulators are not adequately prepared to manage the risks posed by nanotechnology, according to a paper that appeared in the peer-reviewed journal PLOS One.
A group of international experts from government, industry and academia have concluded that alternative testing strategies (ATSs) that don’t rely on animals will be needed to cope with the wave of new nanomaterials emerging from the boom in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
