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Nature Nanotechnology 4, 205–206 (1 April 2009) | doi:10.1038/nnano.2009.108

International standards for risk management in nanotechnology

Vladimir Murashov & John Howard

Murashov and Howard reply — We thank Peter Hatto for reminding readers about the principle of consensus on which the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) process is based. In fact, the main objective of our article was to ensure that such a consensus is based on informed decisions and is reached as a result of all stakeholders and experts in the global community participating actively in the ISO process.