Nanofood and Nano in Agriculture

Nanofood is food which has been cultivated, produced, processed or packaged using nanotechnology techniques or tools, or food to which manufactured nanomaterials have been added.

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Say No to Nanofood

Friends of the Earth's new report, "Out of the Laboratory and On To Our Plates" finds that untested nanotechnology is being used in more than 100 food products, food packaging and contact materials currently on the shelf, without warning or FDA testing.
 
 
Our report on nano in food and agriculture is also available in a summary version and in French and Spanish.
 
Also read our briefing on nanomaterials and damage to essential food crops. This briefing highlights new studies suggesting that certain nanoparticles can reduce rice crop yields.

12 Million Union Members Call for Moratorium on Nanotechnology in Food and Agriculture

The International Union of Food, Farm and Hotel Workers (IUF) called for a moratorium on the use of nanotechnology in food and agriculture in a resolution passed during their March meetings in Geneva in 2007. This first of its kind resolution joins a growing chorus of opposition to the rapid and unregulated introduction of nanotechnology into the marketplace. The IUF represents workers in more than 300 unions in 120 countries. The text of the union's resolution is reproduced in full below.

 
Related: The UK’s Soil Association (large organics certifier) bans nanotechnologies.