Recently, the European Commission published a study that provides further information on the intentional uses of microplastic particles in products and the risks they pose to human health and the environment. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has also reviewed the available evidence on micro- and nanoplastics in food. In this short film the European Chemichal Agency presents the problem.
Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Related articles
NanoGVA Symposium
The 2nd NanoGVA Symposium “Creating the Invisible: the development of nanomedicines” will be hosted by the University of Geneva on October 5-6, 2023. The symposium will deal
Crucial results for coron...
Empa researcher Peter Wick, Head of the Particles-Biology Interactions Laboratory in St. Gallen and Director of contactpointnano.ch talks to Empa Quarterly about recent antibody studies, which are
Pigments are Nano
A webinar by contactpointnano.ch Nanomaterials are something new and innovative, right? Not necessarily: Certain nanomaterials were already in use in the Stone Age, long before mankind invented
Characterizing Nanopartic...
Live Webinar, Thursday 19 November, 15:00 (Zürich). Guest speaker Dr. Sandor Balog, Details, Please register for this event using this link
Safe-by-design and EU fun...
Contribution of the EU NanoSafetyCluster (NSC), supporting the SbD-study of the European Commission, March 2021 Editors: Andreas Falk, Flemming R. Cassee and Eva Valsami-Jones
Clinam Summit in Basel
This year, the 14th European and Global Summit for Clinical Nanomedicine (CLINAM Summit) organized by the European Foundation for Clinical Nanomedicine will take place on 8-11 October
Country-scale calculation...
Plastic particles less than five millimeters in size, also known as microplastics, often settle far away from their point of origin. Empa researchers have now developed a
Reliable knowledge on nan...
contactpointnano.ch helps with questions about nanomaterials A new contact point for start-ups, SMEs and industry bundles the scientific and regulatory expertise in the field of nanotechnology available
Medical Device Regulation...
Join us on December 14, 2020 for contactpointnano.ch‘s second webinar and learn about how to navigate new regulations for medical devices and new requirements regarding nanomaterials. Time: 13.00
Webinar: Open questions a...
Face masks characterize the public spaces today. Together with other measures, such as social distancing, hand hygiene and contact tracing, masks actively contribute to fight the spread