July 25,2007

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Nanotechnology Task Force Releases Report

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Nanotechnology Task Force today released a report that recommends that the agency consider developing guidance and taking other steps to address the benefits and risks of FDA-regulated products using nanotechnology. The FDA's Task Force Report on Nanotechnology addresses regulatory and scientific issues and recommends that FDA consider the development of nanotechnology-associated guidance for manufacturers and researchers. The Task Force was launched by FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach in 2006.

Information related to this announcement is available on the FDA 's Web site. Key links include:

• FDA News "FDA Nanotechnology Report Outlines Scientific, Regulatory Challenges"
• FDA Nanotechnology Report (available in PDF*)
• Consumer Article
• National Nanotechnology Initiative
• Fact Sheet

In addition, FDA presented a media briefing today focusing on the release of the FDA Nanotechnology Task Force Report. A replay of this media briefing will be available at approximately 3:00 p.m. CT today (July 25, 2007) through July 26, 2007 by calling 800-728-5854.

*PDF Readers are available for free from the Adobe Acrobat web site.