Erratum to: Nanoethics 3 167-173

DOI 10.1007/s11569-009-0065-z

There was an error in the article ‘Why do we need to know what the public thinks about nanotechnology?’ by Craig Cormick. The Friends of the Earth Report ‘Out of the Laboratories and onto our plates’, did in fact include references to survey data supporting the statement that “early studies of public opinion show that given the ongoing scientific uncertainty about the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in food additives, ingredients and packaging, people do not want to eat nanofoods”. The following statement by the author was incorrect

this may or may not be true, but with no reference to the surveys it is hard to know.