Take Action! Email the Health Minister Tanya Plibersek

Email the Health Minister Tanya Plibersek and demand:

mandatory nano-specific safety testing
mandatory labelling of nano-ingredients
a moratorium on the sale of products containing untested and unlabelled nanoparticles

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Dear Ministers,

I am concerned that nanoparticles are used in sunscreens and cosmetics sold in Australia, without nano-specific safety testing and mandatory labelling.I believe this presents an unacceptable public health risk, particularly for children and people who wear sunscreens everyday.

Internationally, regulators are recognising the health risks posed by manufactured nanoparticles and introducing regulations to protect the health and safety of the public. In Europe, new regulations will require all nano-ingredients in sunscreens and cosmetics to be subjected to nano-specific safety testing and mandatory labelling by 2013.

Industry and the Cancer Council support mandatory labelling, but Australia is lagging when it comes to addressing the new risks associated with nanotechnology.   To protect the health of all Australians and provide everyone with an informed choice I support:
      
- mandatory nano-specific safety testing    
- mandatory labelling of nano-ingredients    
- a moratorium on the sale of products containing untested and unlabelled nanoparticles

Yours sincerely,

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