Tonight's Guests: Steve Suppan

Steve Suppan (IATP Nanotechnology in food). In early 2015 As You Sow proposed a shareholder resolution to Dunkin' Donuts shareholders about its use of titanium dioxide, a whitening agent that is commonly a source of nanomaterials. The firm commited to change ingredients in its powdered sugar donuts.

Absent any formal specific regulation, Companies, scientists and regulators communicate about uses of nanotechnology in food and food packaging. How close does this come to protecting consumers or examining implications of consumers' exposure to nanotechnology in food? Tonight's show offers a "primer" on how to start understanding the issues, with Dr. Steve Suppan, Senior Policy Analyst for Market Regulation, Trade and Technology at the Institutte for Technology and Trade Policy. WFD spoke to Steve in July 2012 when the US Food and Drug Administration was seeking comments before issuing guidance to industry.