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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, August 23, 2007) <\/strong>With the joint release on July 31, 2007 of Principles for the Oversight of Nanotechnologies and Nanomaterials<\/em><\/a>, a broad international coalition of 40 consumer, public health, environmental, and labor organizations called for strong, comprehensive oversight of the new technology and its products, citing risks to the public, workers and the environment.<\/p>\n

The manufacture of products using nanotechnology\u2014a powerful platform for manipulating matter at the level of atoms and molecules in order to alter properties\u2014has exploded in recent years. Hundreds of consumer products incorporating nanomaterials are now on the market, including cosmetics, sunscreens, sporting goods, clothing, electronics, baby and infant products, and food and food packaging. But evidence indicates that current nanomaterials can pose significant health, safety, and environmental hazards. In addition, the profound social, economic, and ethical challenges posed by nano-scale technologies have yet to be addressed.<\/p>\n

As Yoke Ling of the Third World Network explained, “Materials engineered to the nano-scale can exhibit fundamentally different properties\u2014including toxicity\u2014with unknown effects. Current research raises red flags that demand precautionary action and further study.” She added, “As there are now hundreds of products containing nanomaterials in commerce, the public, workers, and the environment are being exposed to these unlabeled, and in most cases, untested materials.”<\/p>\n

George Kimbrell of the International Center for Technology continued, “Since there is currently no government oversight and no labeling requirements for nano-products anywhere in the world, no one knows when they are exposed to potential nanotech risks and no one is monitoring for potential health or environmental harm. That\u2019s why we believe oversight action based on our principles is urgent.”<\/p>\n

This industrial boom is creating a growing nano-workforce which is predicted to reach two million globally by 2015. Yet, “potential health hazards stemming from exposure have been clearly identified, and there are no mandatory workplace measures that require exposures to be assessed, workers to be trained, or control measures to be implemented,\u201d explained Bill Kojola of the AFL-CIO. “This technology should not be rushed to market until these failings are corrected and workers assured of their safety.”<\/p>\n

“Nanomaterials are entering the environment during manufacture, use, and disposal of hundreds of products, even though we have no way to track the effects of this potent new form of pollution,” agreed Ian Illuminato of Friends of the Earth. “By the time monitoring catches up to commerce, the damage will already have been done.”<\/p>\n

IUF General Secretary Ron Oswald highlighted the importance of defending against the massive intrusion of nano-products into the global food chain, pointing out that “hundreds of commercially available products\u2014from pesticides to additives to packaging materials incorporating nanotech\u2014are already on the market or just a step away. Workers, consumers, and the environment must be adequately protected against the multiple risks this development poses to the global food system and the women and men who produce the food we all depend on.”<\/p>\n

“The makers of these materials are winning patents based on novelty and uniqueness, but industry then turns around and says their nano-products do not need to be regulated differently because they are the same as bulk materials,” pointed out Kathy Jo Wetter of ETC Group, an international civil society organization based in Ottawa, Canada. “This contradiction benefits industry, but it cannot stand. Mandatory, nano-specific regulatory oversight measures are required.”<\/p>\n

“Although governments worldwide spent over $6 billion on nanotech R&D last year, research spending on risks and social effects comprises only a \u201d\u02dcnano\u2019 portion of that,” noted Rick Worthington of the Loka Institute. “We\u2019ve seen the outcome of unregulated ‘miracle technologies’ such as synthetic chemicals before in the toxic pollution of entire communities. A portion of the nano research on social and environmental issues should involve active participation by communities, whose insights can help us avoid the catastrophic problems experienced in the past.”<\/p>\n

The coalition\u2019s declaration outlines eight fundamental principles necessary for adequate and effective oversight and assessment of the emerging field of nanotechnology.<\/p>\n

I. A Precautionary Foundation:<\/strong> Product manufacturers and distributors must bear the burden of proof to demonstrate the safety of their products: if no independent health and safety data review, then no market approval.<\/p>\n

II. Mandatory Nano-specific Regulations:<\/strong> Nanomaterials should be classified as new substances and subject to nano-specific oversight. Voluntary initiatives are not sufficient.<\/p>\n

III. Health and Safety of the Public and Workers: <\/strong>The prevention of exposure to nanomaterials that have not been proven safe must be undertaken to protect the public and workers.<\/p>\n

IV. Environmental Protection:<\/strong> A full lifecycle analysis of environmental impacts must be completed prior to commercialization.<\/p>\n

V. Transparency:<\/strong> All nano-products must be labeled and safety data made publicly available.<\/p>\n

VI. Public Participation:<\/strong> There must be open, meaningful, and full public participation at every level.<\/p>\n

VII. Inclusion of Broader Impacts:<\/strong> Nanotechnology\u2019s wide-ranging effects, including ethical and social impacts, must be considered.<\/p>\n

VIII. Manufacturer Liability:<\/strong> Nano-industries must be accountable for liabilities incurred from their products.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re calling upon all governmental bodies, policymakers, industries, organizations, and all other relevant actors to endorse and take actions to incorporate these principles,” said Beth Burrows of the Edmonds Institute. “As new technologies emerge we need to ensure new materials and their applications are benign and contribute to a healthy and socially just world. Given our past mistakes with ‘wonder technologies’ like pesticides, asbestos, and ozone depleting chemicals, the rapid commercialization of nanomaterials without full testing or oversight is shocking. It is no surprise that the public of the 21st century is demanding more accountability.”<\/p>\n

The complete document is available at numerous endorsing organizations websites, including http:\/\/www.icta.org\/<\/a>. Organizations can endorse the principles by emailing gkimbrell@icta.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The initial endorsing organizations are:<\/p>\n

Acci\u00f3n Ecol\u00f3gica (Ecuador)
\nAfrican Centre for Biosafety
\nAmerican Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)
\nBakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union
\nBeyond Pesticides (U.S.)
\nBiological Farmers of Australia
\nCenter for Biological Diversity (U.S.)
\nCenter for Community Action and Environmental Justice (U.S.)
\nCenter for Food Safety (U.S.)
\nCenter for Environmental Health (U.S.)
\nCenter for the Study of Responsive Law (U.S.)
\nClean Production Action (Canada)
\nEcological Club Eremurus (Russia)
\nEcoNexus (United Kingdom)
\nEdmonds Institute (U.S.)
\nEnvironmental Research Foundation (U.S.)
\nEssential Action (U.S.)
\nETC Group (Canada)
\nForum for Biotechnology and Food Security (India)
\nFriends of the Earth Australia
\nFriends of the Earth Europe
\nFriends of the Earth United States
\nGeneEthics (Australia)
\nGreenpeace (U.S.)
\nIndia Institute for Critical Action-Centre in Movement
\nInstitute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (U.S.)
\nInstitute for Sustainable Development (Ethiopia)
\nInternational Center for Technology Assessment (U.S.)
\nInternational Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers\u2019 Associations
\nLoka Institute (U.S.)
\nNational Toxics Network (Australia)
\nPublic Employees for Environmental Responsibility (U.S.)<\/p>\n

Science and Environmental Health Network (U.S.)
\nSilicon Valley Toxics Coalition (U.S.)
\nTebtebba Foundation – Indigenous Peoples\u2019 International Centre for Policy Research and Education (Philippines)
\nThe Soils Association (United Kingdom)
\nThird World Network (China)
\nUnited Steelworkers (U.S.)
\nVivagora (France)<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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