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245	0	0	_aNanotechnologies in food / _c edited by Qasim Chaudhry, Laurence Castle and Richard Watkins.
260			_aCambridge : _b RSC, _c c2010.
300			_axiii, 229 p. : _b ill. ; _c 25 cm.
490	0		_aRSC nanoscience & nanotechnology, _x 1757-7136 ; _v no. 14
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aNanotechnologies in the Food Arena: New Opportunities, New Questions, New Concerns -- The Evolution of Food Technology, Novel Foods, and the Psychology of Novel Food ‘Acceptance’ -- Public Perceptions of Nanotechnologies: Lessons from GM Foods -- Natural Food Nanostructures -- Nanotechnology Applications for Food Ingredients, Additives and Supplements -- Nanotechnologies in Food Packaging -- Potential Benefits and Market Drivers for Nanotechnology Applications in the Food Sector -- Engineered Nanoparticles and Food: An Assessment of Exposure and Hazard -- Potential Risks of Nanofood to Consumers -- Small Ingredients in a Big Picture: Regulatory Perspectives on Nanotechnologies in Foods and Food Contact Materials -- An Outline Framework for the Governance for Risks of Nanotechnologies in Food -- Knowns, Unknowns, and Unknown Unknowns
520	3		_aThis book provides a source of much needed and up-to-date information on the products and applications of nanotechnology for the food sector - for scientists, regulators, and consumers alike. It also gives an independent, balanced, and impartial view of the potential benefits as well as risks that nanotechnology applications may bring to the food sector. Whilst providing an overview of the state-of-the-art and foreseeable applications to highlight opportunities for innovation, the book also discusses areas of uncertainty in relation to public perception of the new technological developments, and potential implications for consumer safety and current regulatory controls. The book also discusses the likely public perceptions of nanotechnologies in the light of past technological developments in the food sector, and how the new technology will possibly be regulated under the existing regulatory frameworks -- Recent developments in the field of nanotechnology have paved the way for lots of innovation in a number of industrial and consumer sectors, including food and food packaging.
520			_aWhilst nanofood sector is a relatively new emergent, it is widely expected to grow rapidly in the future. A number of nano-sized additives and supplements for food and healthfood products, and nanotechnology derived food packaging materials, are already available in some countries, and their number is expected to increase in the coming years. Whilst such developments offer enormous benefits to the food sector, they have also raised a number of issues in relation to consumer safety, environmental impacts, and ethical, policy and regulatory aspects -- Despite these rapid developments in nanotechnology applications for the food sector, prior to this book only a few reports and articles were available that provide an account of the new developments and the current size of market for nanotechnology products and applications. These do not provide a critical evaluation of the broader aspects of the technology, such as issues around safety of the products to consumers and the environment, and adequacy of the existing regulatory controls.
653			_aEngineered Nanoparticles and Food.
653			_aNanotechnology Applications for Food Ingredients, Additives and Supplements.
653			_aNatural Food Nanostructures.
653			_aPublic Perceptions of Nanotechnologies.
653			_aNanotechnologies in the Food Arena.
653			_aEvolution of Food Technology.
650		0	_aFood _x Composition _x Technological innovations. _98180
650		0	_aFood _x Packaging _x Technological innovations. _98180
650		0	_aNanotechnology. _9887
700	1		_aChaudhry, Qasim. _913802
700	1		_aCastle, L. _913803
700	1		_aWatkins, Richard, _c Dr. _91302
710	2		_aRoyal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain) _913804
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