FOCUS POINT: The Regulatory Landscape and Emerging Oversight Strategies

COMMENT: Welcome Back!

Submitted by Evan Michelson     on 10/24/07 5:58 AM

Hello and welcome back to Day 2 of ConsumersTalkNano, a discussion about nanotechnology and consumer products. This is Evan Michelson from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies.

Today our discussion will focus on potential oversight and regulatory options for managing nanotechnology. Yesterday's discussion brought up a lot of ideas--post-market testing, international regimes, disclosure, labeling--but we hope to broaden that discussion today to address options such as public-private partnerships, new kinds of rules, and other emerging possibilities.

Please be sure to read the library items listed for today, as they will give you a good background and introduction to the topic.

Best,
Evan