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Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicine Authority publishes Nanotechnology Governance Strategy
Published: Saturday 31 October 2009
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has published a statement clarifying its ongoing engagement in nanotechnology initiatives, entitled ‘The APVMA and Nanotechnology’.
The paper states that ‘APVMA assessment of agvet chemicals and chemical products currently registered in Australia has not identified any that contain engineered nanomaterials. However, the APVMA has received a very small number of applications for registration of agvet chemicals or chemical products that contain engineered nanomaterials.’
The APVMA has formulated a ‘strategy for progressively assessing and addressing the potential gaps in the regulatory framework for agvet chemicals and chemical products in preparation for the regulation of chemicals and chemical products containing nanomaterials’:
- Reviewing the existing regulatory framework against the potential gaps identified in the report A Review of Possible Impacts of Nanotechnology on Australia’s Regulatory Framework, for its suitability in regulating for nanomaterials in agvet chemicals and chemical products;
- Amending operational procedures to accommodate nanomaterials;
- Publishing a ‘Call for Information – Nanomaterials in Agricultural or Veterinary Chemicals, or Agricultural or Veterinary Chemical Products’ on the APVMA website and in the APVMA Gazette;
- Providing APVMA staff with appropriate training in the science of nanomaterials and in any changes to operational processes;
- Continuing to be involved in national and international forums on the regulation of nanomaterials; and
- Publishing information on nanotechnology and providing the community and industry with information on any change to the regulatory process.
Follow this link to read the full APVMA paper on nanotechnology.
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