Consumers and Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology consumer database with risk information launched (Nanowerk News) The Danish Consumer Council and the Danish Ecological Council has in cooperation with DTU Environment developed a database, which help consumers identify more than 1,200 products that may contain nanomaterials. The Nanodatabase gives consumers a choice.

Consumers’ views on nanotechnology in food - …

On the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies list of the 609 known nano- products there are only three foods; a brand of canola cooking oil called Canola Active ... 27 Feb 2003 ... Nanotechnology is concerned with the fabrication and use of devices so ... services where consumers are willing to pay a premium for new or ...

18.04.2012 · T1 - Consumers, Nanotechnology and Responsibilities Operationalizing the Risk Society. AU - Throne-Holst, Harald. PY - 2012/4/18. Y1 - 2012/4/18. N2 - Risks are high on the agenda in our society, to the extent that we might refer to the society as a risk society. Our society experiences emerging technologies, like nanotechnology. Different Nanotechnology in Active Food Packaging: …

Consumers Accept Nanotechnology if Benefits … The Foods Standard Agency (FSA) has published a report of consumers' views on the use of nanotechnology in food and food packaging. According to Andrew Wage, FSA Chief Scientist, "This research suggests that although consumers may be sceptical about the motives behind the introduction of nanotechnology in food, they are more likely to look more favourably on its use when they perceive a …