EUON Publishes Results of Study on What EU Citizens Think about Nanomaterials

The European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) announced on November 16, 2020, the results of a study on how citizens perceive nanomaterials and their potential risks to human health and the environment.  According to EUON, the study found that general awareness about the nature, characteristics, and properties of nanomaterials is low.  EUON notes that the level of awareness has increased compared to earlier surveys, however, and is expected to continue increasing in the future.  EUON states that the results confirm that concerns often correlate with a lack of awareness of nanomaterials.  The majority of respondents (87%) indicated that they want to know if a product contains nanomaterials and that it would be “particularly important” for this information to be included on product labels for food and food-related products, medicines, cosmetics, clothing and textiles, toys, and detergents or household products.

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