RegulationsThe European Union regul

Regulations
The European Union regulations for food and
food packaging have recommended that for the
introduction of new nanotechnology, specific
safety standards and testing procedures are required
(Halliday, 2007). In the United States, nanofoods
and most of the food packaging are regulated by
the USFDA (Badgley et al., 2007), while in
Australia, nanofood additives and ingredients are
regulated by Food Standards Australia and New
Zealand (FSANZ), under the Food Standards Code
(Bowman and Hodge, 2006). In India food safety
regulations are introduced but not adequate for the
monitoring safety of nanoparticles.
Existing laws are inadequate to assess risks
posed by nano based foods and packaging because:
(1) Toxicity risks remain very poorly understood
(because of their unique properties); (2) are not
assessed as new chemicals according to many
regulations (3) Current exposure and safety
methods are not suitable for nanomaterials and (4)
many safety assessments use confidential industry
studies (Chaudhry et al., 2008; Miller and Senjen,
Emir. J. Food Agric. 2013. 25 (1): 10-19
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2008). Up to now, there is no international