Here are two articles about nanotechnology safety: one somewhat 
reassuring, the other not so much. It appears we must educate ourselves, since labeling and consumer protections are not priorities:
2020Science Andrew Maynard February 12, 2010
Well I guess I set myself up good and proper – I should have realized that in asking people for their questions on nanotechnology safety last week, they would actually want answers!
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and the next article
Hazards Magazine
Dangers come in small particles
Hundreds of nanotechnology applications are already in commercial production despite a huge health and safety question mark. Hazards looks at how an industry the safety authorities admit they know precious little about has been allowed to grow, unregulated, into the biggest thing since the microchip.
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