| Posted: May 13, 2008 |
Small is beautiful: A European view of nanotech cosmetics and safety |
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(Nanowerk News) BusinessWeek magazine claims the $60 billion international beauty products industry is “making a big bet on nanotech.” Today, nearly a hundred cosmetics are in the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies online inventory of products identified by manufacturers as containing nanomaterials.
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Critical to the success of nanotechnology cosmetics is consumer confidence in their safety. In Europe, regulators and companies are attempting to apply “The Precautionary Principle” across all sectors.
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How does a company like Paris-based cosmetics leader L’Oreal – which ranks No. 6 among nanotechnology patent holders in the U.S. – apply “The Precautionary Principle” to nanotechnology cosmetic products? What specific safety tests and post-market surveillance measures are used? How do U.S. and European regulations differ when applied to nanotechnology products? How does L’Oreal communicate with customers about this cutting-edge technology?
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Scientists from L’Oreal will discuss these questions and more at a program on Thursday, June 5, 2008, in the auditorium of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC.
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*** Webcast LIVE at www.wilsoncenter.org***
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What: Small is Beautiful: A European View of Nanotechnology Cosmetics and Safety, from L’Oreal
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Who: Dr. Francis Quinn, L’Oreal; Dr. Andrew Maynard, Chief Science Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
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When: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (A light lunch will be available from 12:15-12:45 p.m. in the 6th floor boardroom)
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Where: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 6th Floor Auditorium. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004.
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