Nanomaterials for products and application in agriculture,feed and food |
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Affiliation: | 1. RIKILT- Wageningen UR, Wageningen, The Netherlands;2. Division of Toxicology, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands;3. JRC- Nanobiosciences Unit, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Ispra, Italy;4. EFSA- Scientific Committee and Emerging Risks Unit, Parma, Italy;5. EFSA- Feed Unit, Parma, Italy;1. Institute of Quality Standards And Testing Technology For Agro-Products, Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China;2. Laboratory of Nanomaterials, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, PR China;3. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, PR China;1. Department of Applied Food System, Major of Food Science and Technology, Seoul Women’s University, Seoul 01797, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Chemistry and Medical Chemistry, College of Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwondo 26493, Republic of Korea;3. Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea;1. Smart Materials Group, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163, Genoa, Italy;2. Thermoplastic Composite Materials Group (CoMP), Institute for Research in Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA), Faculty of Engineering, National University of Mar del Plata (UNMdP) and National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Mar del Plata, Argentina |
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Abstract: | BackgroundNanotechnology applications can be found in agricultural production, animal feed, food processing, food additives and food contact materials (hereinafter referred to as agri/feed/food). A great diversity of nanomaterials is reported to be currently used in various applications, while new nanomaterials and applications are reported to be in development.Scope and approachIt is expected that applications of nanomaterials in agri/feed/food will increase in the future and thereby increase the human and environmental exposure to such materials. To gain up-to-date knowledge we explored and reviewed the already marketed and in-development applications of nanomaterials in the agri/feed/food sectors upon the request of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). In this paper the results of the project are highlighted and discussed in more detail.Key findings and conclusionsThe majority of the applications of nanomaterials that we identified concerned application in food as food additives and food contact materials, while much fewer applications seem to be developed for agriculture and feed. Nano-encapsulates, silver, titanium dioxide and silica are the most often mentioned nanomaterials in the literature. About half of the identified applications are claimed to be already in use. In-development applications are found for nano-encapsulates and nano-composites in novel foods, food and feed additives, biocides, pesticides and food contact materials. |
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Keywords: | Nanomaterial Food Feed Agriculture Application Products Risk assessment |
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