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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>Nanocosmetics: Ombudsman Supports Public Right to Know</title>
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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>Nanomaterials—are we looking at the next asbestos?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the annual Fire Department Instructor Conference in Indianapolis this year, a new topic was on the agenda: risks to firefighters from engineered nanomaterials. The prompt was a sports store [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Johnson &amp; Johnson Opposes Labelling Nanocosmetics &#8211; Council response</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the 2012 review of New Zealand&#8217;s cosmetics regulations, global personal care products company Johnson and Johnson opposed labelling of nanocosmetic ingredients. The company requested a further opportunity to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labelling nanocosmetics welcome but more needed to manage risks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2011, the EPA came forward with a proposal to label nanoscale cosmetic ingredients as part of a number of proposed amendments to the cosmetics regulations. The Sustainability Council made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government sidelines nanotechnology report that challenges regulators</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government has backed away from any serious programme to ensure risks arising from the use of nanotechnology are properly regulated. Having commissioned an independent report that identifies regulatory gaps, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case for proper regulation of nanocosmetics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 03:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Howard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2011, the Council urged ERMA to propose mandatory labelling and safety testing of nanoscale cosmetic ingredients and that it review the regulatory definition of the nanoscale to ensure that [...]]]></description>
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