ALERT: TINY TOXINS--NANO, NANO EVERYWHERE

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ALERT: TINY TOXINS--NANO, NANO EVERYWHERE

Despite a lack of federal oversight and no requirements for labeling,

nanoparticles have been placed into countless consumer products,

including food, food packaging, nutritional supplements, and body care

products. Nanoproducts contain extremely small particles, roughly

one-billionth of a meter in size. Laboratory studies already warn that

nanoparticles can cause inflammation, damage brain cells, and cause

pre-cancerous lesions. The Food and Drug Administration has scheduled

its first-ever Public Meeting on October 10, 2006 to address the

emergence of nanotechnology. Learn more about nanotechnology and

contact the FDA to call for a moratorium on untested and unlabeled

nanoproducts until adequate testing and federal oversight is in place:

http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/oca/campaign.jsp?campaign_\

KEY=5232