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		<title>Rob Stock: Fears nano labelling for cosmetics won&#8217;t be policed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 06:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stuff, June 19 2015 Labels on consumer cosmetics are about to change with regulations requiring manufacturers to reveal whether they contain microscopic nano particles. The new labelling regulations come into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Court Ruling a Win for NZ Food Inc</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 22:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephanie Howard is Projects Director at the Sustainability Council This opinion piece appeared in Farmers Weekly, June 16 2014 In a competitive global marketplace, successful agricultural innovation is not simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the EPA a Reliable Guardian of the Environment?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2014 22:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A spectacular fail by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) raises serious questions about its reliability as a guardian of the environment. At issue was the EPA’s decision to allow GMOs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Court Prevents Developers From Bypassing GM Laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 20:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The High Court has quashed a decision by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) that would have allowed developers of genetically modified crops to bypass New Zealand’s GM laws. The Court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nanocosmetics: Ombudsman Supports Public Right to Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ombudsman has upheld the public’s right to know about the use of nanoparticles in cosmetic products. The decision is significant because the Ombudsman roundly dismisses arguments frequently used by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA publishes list of nanocosmetic products</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of this month, cosmetic products notified as containing nano ingredients will be listed on the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) website. Cosmetic and personal care products that contain nano-sized ingredients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Makes First Real Move on Nanomaterials</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a critical first step to regulating nanomaterials, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made it compulsory to label for nanoscale ingredients in cosmetics. The use of nanomaterials has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sweating the really small stuff: Governing nanotechnologies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great expectations, and no small amount of hype, are pinned on nanotech’s potential to bring about a new industrial revolution. By some accounts, nanotech will boost economies while greening manufacturing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skin Deep: A Nanoscale Effort on Cosmetics Regulation</title>
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		<comments>https://www.sustainabilitynz.org/skin-deep-a-nanoscale-effort-on-cosmetics-regulation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulatory credibility on nanotechnologies is at ankle level with the regulators’ decision not to enforce the only nano-specific requirement on its books. The Ministry of Health and ERMA have no [...]]]></description>
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