Firms Must Test Nanosilver-Based Consumer Products To Define Risks – PEN
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Widespread use in consumer products, including cosmetics, of nanosilver - one of the most toxic metals to aquatic organisms - highlights the need for research to better manage the ingredient's environmental and human health risks, according to a new report from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
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