"Nanotechnologies may offer a range of potential benefits to consumers and industry in the area of food and food contact materials, from improving the solubility and bioavailability of ingredients to extending the shelf-life of food. Nanotechnology applications for the food sector have raised a number of safety, environmental, ethical, policy and regulatory issues. The main concerns stem from the lack of knowledge about the potential effects and impacts of nanomaterials on human health and the environment."

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