The development of regulations for food nanotechnology

Chau, Chi‐Fai; Wu, Shiuan-Huei; Yen, Gow‐Chin

doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2007.01.007

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“…A comprehensive review focused on nanotechnology use in agro-food industry "from field to plate" was published by Dasgupta et al [363] and opportunities, benefits and risks of application of nanotechnologies in this sector were summarized by Handford et al [364]. Other review papers are focused on nanotechnology and its applications in the food sector [16,365,366] as well as on more specific topics such as applications of nanotechnology in food packaging and food safety [367][368][369], health safety aspects of nanotechnologies in food production [370] and development of regulations for food nanotechnology [371].…”

Section: Nanotechnologies In Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Application Of Nanotechnology In Agriculture And Food Industry, Its Prospects And Risks

Jampílek

Kráľová

2015

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Nanoagrochemicals, such as nanopesticides, nanofertilizers or plant growth stimulating nanosystems, were primarily designed to increase solubility, enhance bioavailability, targeted delivery, controlled release and/or protection against degradation resulting in the reduced amount of applied active ingredients and finally in a decrease of dose-dependent toxicity/burden. This paper is a comprehensive up-to-date review related to the preparation and the biological activity of nanoformulations enabling gradual release of active ingredient into weeds and the body of pests and controlled release of nutrients to plants. The attention is also devoted to the decrease of direct environmental burden and economic benefits due to application of nanoformulations, where less amount of active ingredient is needed to achieve the same biological effect in comparison with bulk. The application of nanotechnology in the areas such as food packaging, food security, encapsulation of nutrients and development of new functional products is analysed. The use of nanoparticles in biosensors for detection of pathogens and contaminants as well as in DNA and gene delivery is discussed as well. Benefits and health risks of nanoagrochemicals are highlighted, and special attention is given to nanoecotoxicology and guidelines and regulatory documents related to the use of nanoformulations in agriculture and food industry.

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Section: Nanotechnologies In Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Application Of Nanotechnology In Agriculture And Food Industry, Its Prospects And Risks

Jampílek

Kráľová

2015

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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“…do not show exact mechanism inside the body. Nanotoxicity of nanoparticles depends on chemical structure, composition, size, mass, surface charges, and their combine relationship [6,69,70]. The range of penetration, translocation, digestion, accumulation of nanoparticles inside the human body is determinable risk factors.…”

Section: Risks In Food Nanotechnologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Nanotechnology and Food. Is Nanotechnology for Food Applications Safe? : A Review

Khan¹

2015

NSTOA

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Nanoscience & Technology: Open AccessOpen Access Review Article nanotechnology arising a new emerging discipline called food nanotechnology. Literally Food and Drug Administration USA (FDA) gives the definition of food nanotechnology in a sense that the nanomaterials used in this case can have size up to 1000 nm because there has been some evidences that even at larger size the particles have same behavior at smaller scale [3].The technology provides its services in almost all sectors of food from production to marketing. In agriculture sector there are several applications available like nano-tech based pesticides and fertilizers with effective impact on plant growth, targeted genetic engineering and molecular farming with the help of nano-vectors which is hoping to take the place of viral vectors [4]. In food processing various industries are also taking leads and making the food with better quality and good nutritive value by utilizing the knowledge of nanotechnology and applying it in food sciences. For example, high impermeable packaging nanomaterials are used for protection of food from UV radiations and providing more strength to keep the food protected from outer environment, thus increasing their shelf life. Beside, nanosensors are also used for the detection of chemicals, gases and pathogens which can represent the spoilage and its rate. In modern terminology a word is given to such type of packaging which is known as smart packaging. Nutritive supplements using polymeric nano-coating with greater bioavailability are also introduced to complete the nutritional requirements. And it is a fact that the most participating research in food nanotechnology is in food processing section in which many researchers and industries are increasing their research in food safety with the help of nanotechnology. Some studies suggested that people are not accepting the direct involvement of nano-particles in food [5] due to some risk factors. So it is needed to provide some safety measurements by creating methods that avoid such direct involvement to reduce the risk and satisfy the community. Organization of Food Structure at Nano-LevelNanoparticles are not always synthetic but nature provide us a view of thinking how these particles are present in nature in various forms as in food, which is a combination of nano versus micro-particles. These molecules make an ordered organization AbstractFood nanotechnology is a combined discipline of food science and nanotechnology. It provides many applications almost in all areas of food technology. This article reviews the main focus in food nanotechnology research of food safety in various forms in which nano-biosensors and antimicrobials nano-agents are the works of interest. These tools are helpful in providing food security and together with nano-coating materials. It makes the base of smart packaging. It is now being estimated from the review that these nanoagents have great contribution in food safety but the health hazard risks due to accumulation of nanomaterials in food s...

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“…Applications of nanotechnology in organic food production require precaution, as little is known about their impact on environment and human health. Some recent food applications of nanotechnology, safety and risk problems of nanomaterials, routes for nanoparticles entering the body, existing regulations of nanotechnology in several countries, and a certification system of nanoproducts were reported [168,169]. Currently, no regulations exist that specifically control or limit the production of nanosized particles and this is mainly owing to a lack of knowledge about the risks [169].…”

Section: Nanotechnology Encapsulation and Probioticsmentioning

confidence: 99%