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January 17th, 2010
Nano? No, no, no! A leading expert on organic farming warns against 'grey goo' technology
Abstract:
Listening to Lord Krebs speak of 'low-calorie chocolate and beer that would never go flat' last week, one could be forgiven for feeling a sense of déjà vu.
These were just some of the wonders that the former head of the Food Standards Agency informed us one could look forward to with the 'explosive growth' of the use of nanotechnology - dubbed 'grey goo' when it was first condemned by Prince Charles - in our food industry.
Not that the average consumer will be aware of the presence of these nanoparticles. Delivering the House of Lords' Select Committee on Science and Technology's report on nanotechnology, Lord Krebs said he and other peers see no requirement for products containing these microscopic compounds to be labelled.
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