Nanotechnology in the Food Sector – Study now available in English
The study “Nanotechnology in the Food Sector”, commissioned by the Swiss Centre for Technology Assessment TA-SWISS, is now available in English.
The study provides an overview of nanomaterials already used in the food sector with a focus on the Swiss market and an analysis of the existing legal framework. Today, nanotechnology is virtually insignificant in terms of environmentally sound and health-promoting nutrition, and even in the future it is likely to play a relatively subordinate role in making nutrition more sustainable. But nanotechnology is already used in food packaging, an area that is regarded as having considerable potential for innovation. The study assesses these products in respect of environmental issues and sustainability and where there is a need for caution and for adaption of regulations with regard to labelling and traceability.