Consumer Committee’s concern about safety of gold and platinum nanoparticles
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The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has released the final versions of its opinion on gold nanoparticles and on platinum nanoparticles in cosmetic products: both reports point to a lack of sufficient data provided by manufacturers and express concerns about risks to the consumer.
The possible accumulation of these nanoparticles in certain organs (particularly the liver and spleen) and their properties may lead to a risk for human health – with, for gold nanoparticles, potential mutagenic/genotoxic effects.
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Upcoming Nano Agenda
11
Juin
2025
Risk assessment of nanomaterials and materials containing small/nanoparticles in the food and feed chain (EFSA, Brussels & online)
On line
Workshop
- Workshop on risk assessment of nanomaterials and materials containing small/nanoparticles in the food and feed chain
- Organizer: EFSA
- This workshop will present the proposed strategy for updating the EFSA Nano Guidance documents, aiming to merge them into a single guidance on risk assessment for nanomaterials and small/nanoparticles in the food and feed chain.
The event will provide an open platform for discussing key issues, approaches to addressing them, and ensuring the guidance reflects the latest scientific knowledge. Stakeholders will be encouraged to share experiences and engage with regulators, helping shape the updated guidance. - Website: www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/workshop-risk-assessment-nanomaterials-and-materials-containing-smallnanoparticles-food-and
17
Juin
2025
Nanocharacterization for the study of materials and structures (CEA, Grenoble – France)
Grenoble
Training
- This course is designed for engineers or senior technicians working in the field of micro and nanotechnologies in public or industrial laboratories, who need to solve problems related to controlling the properties of materials at the nanometric scale during their development and/or integration into devices.
- Organizers: INSTN Grenoble (CEA)
- June 17 to July 3, 2025
- Website: https: //instn.cea.fr/formation/nano-caracterisation-pour-letude-des-materiaux-et-structures
19
Juin
2025
Advancing Safety & Sustainability Assessments of Advanced Materials (Horizon Europe, Paris)
Paris
Conference
- Joint Regulatory Risk Assessors Summit
- Organizers: the Horizon Europe projects ACCORDs, iCare, MACRAMÉ, and nanoPASS
- Object: Addressing the needs of industry and regulators in assessing the safety and sustainability of advanced materials
- Location: OECD
- Website: https://icareproject.eu/…advanced-materials