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Dr Philipp Brüning

// studied food chemistry at the University of Hamburg

// After receiving his doctorate from the Institute of Food Chemistry at the University of Hamburg he then completed his Second State Examination at the Institute of Hygiene and the Environment

// He joined Eurofins WEJ Contaminants GmbH in 2011 and has been head of the Nanotechnology Dept. since 2013

// He also chairs the “Nanomaterials” working group in the German Food Chemistry Society (LChG)

Contact: laborundmore@succidia.de

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Nanoparticles in food - von Dr Philipp Brüning

Over the last few years, legislation specifically governing the handling of nanomaterials (NMs) has been steadily expanded within the EU (Fig. 1). One example is the Food Information Regulation, which requires that food ingredients in the form of “engineered nanomaterials” must be clearly indicated in the list of ingredients. To produce accurate labelling – and to inspect and assess this labelling – clear definitions are required, alongside...