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The Food and Drug Administration is once again holding an “information gathering” public meeting on nanotechnology, a powerful new technology for taking apart and reconstructing nature at the atomic and molecular level.  Like Yogi Berra said, “it’s déjà vu all over again.” 

FDA held the same meeting two years ago, in autumn 2006.  Even then, the agency was behind the curve: Many products that contain unlabeled nanomaterials, including food and food packaging products, were already on market shelves.  Now, two years have passed since that meeting and the agency’s continuing stance can be aptly summarized as “all talk, no action.” 

Many new nano-products continue to come to market, at an average of four to five a week.  Unfortunately nano-products are still treated by FDA like any other products or product ingredients; yet scientists agree that nanomaterials are fundamentally different substances that create new and unique risks to human health and the environment and need new forms of safety testing. 

A public comment period is open now through October 24, 2008 - Take action now!