The agency is issuing draft guidance (06/14/2011) on considering whether an FDA-regulated product contains nanomaterials or otherwise involves the use of nanotechnology. FDA’s issuance of this guidance is a first step toward providing regulatory clarity on FDA’s approach to nanotechnology. Over time, the agency plans to issue more specific guidances tailored to particular products or classes of products. These actions are consistent with the 2007 FDA Nanotechnology Task Force’s science and policy recommendations2 to the Commissioner.

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The following article is published on CORDIS and dates from 2006. Please be patinet while it downloads...

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