Nanomaterials in food production

Nanomaterials and nanotechnology is currently being used by nearly every industry around the world. Novel applications for use of nanotechnology in food and food processing are currently being developed and introduced to the marketplace. Nanomaterials and nanotechnology can offer great improvements in the areas of food packaging, food safety and novel food ingredient development. The new applications of materials result from the fact that nanotechnology creates new and novel properties in materials. These new chemical and functional properties, however, may also lead to new biological properties that alter the safety of materials.

- What is a nanomaterial?
- Are nanomaterials currently being used in consumer products?
- What are the characteristics of nanomaterials that affect their properties?
- What advantages do nanomaterials and nanotechnology offer to the food, dietary supplement, and ingredient industries?
- What are the health and safety concerns regarding use of nanomaterials in products?
- What are there specific regulations that apply to use of nanomaterials?

 

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