What Is The Guidelines For Evaluation Of Nano-Based Agri-Input And Food Products?

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What Is The Guidelines For Evaluation Of Nano-Based Agri-Input And Food Products?

Rajnish · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-10T21:16:43+05:30

Recently, Centre has released ‘Guidelines for Evaluation of Nano-based Agri-input and food products’ in India.
Nanotechnology refers to a field of applied science and technology whose unifying theme is the control of matter on the molecular level in scales smaller than 1 micrometre, normally 1 to 100 nanometres, and the fabrication of devices within that size range.
Guidelines apply to Nano-Agri-Input Products (NAIPs), Nano-Agri Products (NAPs) and nano composites, sensors made from Nanomaterials that require direct contact with crops, food and feed for data acquisitions.
They do not apply to the conventional products or formulations with incidental presence of natural nanomaterials.
Nanomaterial (NM): These are material that ranges in size from 1 to 100 nm at least in one dimension.
Nano-Agri-Input Products (NAIPs): They are agricultural input preparation containing NMs in any of the three dimensions.
Nano-Agri Products (NAPs): They are agricultural preparation containing NMs in any of the three dimensions.