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State of the art on the initiatives and activities relevant to risk assessment and risk management of nanotechnologies in the food and agriculture sectors.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Series:
- FAO/WHO technical paper
- FAO/WHO technical paper State of the art on the initiatives and activities relevant to risk assessment and risk management of nanotechnologies in the food and agriculture sectors.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Food--Biotechnology--Risk assessment.
- Food.
- Food--Composition--Technological innovations--Risk assessment.
- Agricultural innovations--Risk assessment.
- Agricultural innovations.
- Nanotechnology--Risk assessment.
- Nanotechnology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (60 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and World Health Organization, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Following up on one of the recommendations of the 2009 FAO/WHO expert meeting, the present report reviews national and international activities on the risk analysis of nanomaterials in the food and agriculture sectors that have been carried out since the meeting. It presents national and international risk assessment and risk management approaches that identify and implement strategies to address potential hazards associated with the use of nanotechnology-related products or techniques.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations and acronyms""; ""1. Background""; ""2. Application of nanomaterials in food: current status""; ""3. Relevant activities at the national/regional level since 2009""; ""4. Relevant activities by international governmental and nongovernmental organizations since 2009""; ""5. Scientific reviews addressing risk assessment of nanotechnologies in the food and agriculture sectors""; ""6. Conclusions and recommendations""; ""References""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-46).
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 92-5-107644-8
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