Nanotechnologies in Food

Recent developments in the field of nanotechnology have paved the way for lots
of innovation in a number of industrial and consumer sectors, including food
and food packaging. Whilst nanofood sector is a relatively new emergent, it
is widely expected to grow rapidly in the future. A number of nano-sized additives
and supplements for food and healthfood products, and nanotechnology derived
food packaging materials, are already available in some countries, and their
number is expected to increase in the coming years. Whilst such developments
offer enormous benefits to the food sector, they have also raised a number of
issues in relation to consumer safety, environmental impacts, and ethical, policy
and regulatory aspects.
Despite these rapid developments in nanotechnology applications for the food
sector, only a few reports and articles are currently available that provide
an account of the new developments and the current size of market for nanotechnology
products and applications. These also do not provide a critical evaluation of
the broader aspects of the technology, such as issues around safety of the products
to consumers and the environment, and adequacy of the existing regulatory controls.
Nanotechnologies
in Food provides a source of much needed and up-to-date information on the
products and applications of nanotechnology for the food sector - for scientists,
regulators, and consumers alike. It also gives an independent, balanced, and
impartial view of the potential benefits as well as risks that nanotechnology
applications may bring to the food sector. Whilst providing an overview of the
state-of-the-art and foreseeable applications to highlight opportunities for
innovation, Nanotechnologies
in Food also discusses areas of uncertainty in relation to public perception
of the new technological developments, and potential implications for consumer
safety and current regulatory controls. Nanotechnologies
in Food also discusses the likely public perceptions of nanotechnologies
in the light of past technological developments in the food sector, and how
the new technology will possibly be regulated under the existing regulatory
frameworks.
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