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Wednesday, October 22
1-1:50pm
Location: Marco Polo 701
Nanotechnology Applications and Safety Considerations for Personal Care and Cosmeceuticals
Nanotechnology continues to gain momentum within the personal care
and cosmeceutical industries. For those working within these sectors,
this session will unfold the concept of nanotechnology and its
manufacturing advantages. The objectives of this session are to acquaint
the audience with a basic understanding of nanotechnology as applied to
cosmetics and personal care products, discuss how cosmetics/cosmeceuticals
are regulated and, identify safety considerations to stay within the
boundaries of FDA’s stated aims for this category of products. Learn
about potential pitfalls associated with the use of nano-sized particles
(NSPs) and the possible response by regulators to this new science, as
well as what new regulations may result. The session will also cover
how, on the nano scale, a change in the basic physics governing
molecules allows for newly found properties to be exploited. In
addition, it will address the absence of a statutory definition for
cosmeceuticals and how a claim can inadvertently transform a product
into a drug. Attendees will walk away with a basic understanding of
nanotechnology as applied to cosmetics and personal care products, a
stronger knowledge of how cosmetics/cosmeceuticals are regulated, and a
deeper insight into the safety considerations associated with
maintaining the boundaries of FDA’s stated aims for this category of
products.
Speaker:
 George A. Burdock, Ph.D., is president of the
toxicology consulting firm Burdock Group, with headquarters located in
Orlando, Fla. Dr. Burdock is an internationally recognized authority on
the safety of food ingredients, personal care products and dietary
supplements. He has more than 25 years of experience dealing with
regulatory issues related to product safety and risk assessment. He also
has more than 40 publications in scientific journals and has published
three books, two editions of Fenaroli’s Handbook of Flavor
Ingredients and the Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives.
He is co-author of the chapter “Food Toxicology” in the 7th edition
(current edition) and the previous two editions of Casarett and Doull’s
textbook “Toxicology,” the standard textbook and reference book in the
field of toxicology. Dr. Burdock is a Diplomate of the American Board of
Toxicology, a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and is a
member of the American Chemical Society, the Society for Regulatory
Toxicology and Pharmacology, the Society of Toxicology, the American
College of Toxicology and the Institute of Food Technologists
(Professional Member status).
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