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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10703
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) consumers

BEUC deplores nanomaterials and nano-protection of citizens

Brussels, 04/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - The fact that - for reasons of innovation and economic growth - the European Commission advocates a case by case approach to assessing the risks of nanomaterials (as it says in its communication adopted on Wednesday 3 October), comes as a great disappointment to consumer organisations. The reason for their disappointment is simply that today's consumer products (like clothes, children's toys and food packaging) are likely to contain these nanomaterials...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION - CULTURE
EXTERNAL ACTION