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Food Safety of Fermented Proteins and Cultivated Meat and Seafood

Food Safety of Fermented Proteins and Cultivated Meat and Seafood, written by Kimberly J. Ong, Fiona Case and Jo Anne Shatkin from Vireo Advisors, chapter 6 in Cellular Agriculture Technology, Society, Sustainability and Science published by Elsevier, reviews potential hazards specific to the manufacture and consumption of fermented proteins and cultivated meat and seafood….

Cultured Meat, Alternate Testing, Commercialization, Food Innovation, SafetyFiona CaseNovember 25, 2023Cultured Meat, cultivated meat

Standardizing food safety testing for the cultivated meat and seafood industry

We are pleased to announce Vireo is part of a significant new project to assess the safety of serum free media components and standardize testing for the cultivated meat and seafood industry to accelerate innovation.

Cultured Meat, Safety, Alternate Testing, Food InnovationFiona CaseNovember 14, 2023Cultured Meat, seafood, sustainable food, food safety

Nano and sustainable materials: testing, commercialization and regulatory roundup

Our latest roundup includes news about regulatory actions on nanomaterials, food additives, bisphenols and partially hydrogenated oils; new databases for exposure assessment data and regulatory information; company news from UBQ, Performance Biofilaments Inc., Conagen and Amyris, Inc.; and publication of notable papers on safety assessment and safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) approaches.

Alternate Testing, Nanotechnology, Safety, Regulation, Nanomaterials, NanoEHS News, CelluloseFiona CaseSeptember 19, 2023nanomaterials, Food, cosmetics, safety

The UK reinstates a ban on animal testing for cosmetics ingredients

Another step towards more modern, mechanistic and humane approaches for the safety evaluation of new materials as the UK government responds to public pressure and reinstates a ban on animal testing.

Alternate Testing, PolicyFiona CaseMay 30, 2023Alternative Testing Strategy, animal testing

Cultured meat: commercialization and regulatory roundup

At Vireo, we keep close surveillance on commercialization and regulatory developments in cultured and alt-protein meat and seafood, and we have rarely seen as much activity as this! Here is our roundup of the latest developments…

Cultured Meat, Commercialization, Bio-Based, Food Innovation, Innovation, Leadership, Markets, Policy, Regulation, Risk Analysis, Sustainability, Alternate TestingFiona CaseMarch 24, 2023Cultured Meat, fermented proteins, FDA

US Cosmetic Law reform provides more oversight powers for FDA and removes requirements for animal testing

The US Congress has passed the first update since 1938 to the federal law regulating personal care products. The FDA will now have some of the same oversight powers for cosmetics that it has for other product categories, and requirements for animal testing on cosmetic products are removed.

Alternate Testing, Regulation, SafetyFiona CaseJanuary 13, 2023FDA, cosmetics, animal testing, USA, alternative testing strategies

Vireo Publishes "Characterization of a Human In Vitro Intestinal Model for the Hazard Assessment of Nanomaterials Used in Cancer Immunotherapy"

Vireo, and our co-authors at Baylor University, have published a study advancing the use of alternative testing strategies for nanomaterial safety assessments.

Alternate Testing, Leadership, Nanomaterials, Safety, Nanotechnology, Risk AnalysisJames EdeMarch 1, 2021Vireo Advisors, Baylor University, alternative testing strategies, nanomaterial safety assessments, in vitro, cell-based intestinal model, nanomaterial, nanomaterial hazard assessment, animal testingComment

A Robust Cell-based Model Useful for Predicting Potential Adverse Effects on the Lung Following Nanomaterial Inhalation

Recent efforts are aiming to promote the use and adoption of Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) to demonstrate the safety of advanced materials and technologies such as nanomaterials.

Vireo Advisors, LLC and Baylor University Demonstrate Food Safety of Fibrillated Cellulose using Alternative Testing Strategy

Vireo Advisors, in collaboration with Baylor University, recently published an article “Physical, chemical, and toxicological characterization of fibrillated forms of cellulose using an in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and co-culture model” in Toxicology Research.

Alternate Testing, Nanomaterials, SafetyJames EdeJune 3, 2020Baylor University, Vireo Advisors LLC, Toxicology Research, European Food Safety Authority, alternative testing strateg, simulated gastrointestinal digestion, fibrillated cellulose, conventional forms of cellulose, Generally Recognized as Safe regulatory status in the USA, food safety demonstrationComment

New Publication: The Future in Nanosafety

Jo Anne Shatkin contributed a View Point to Nano Letters at the invitation of new editor Teri Odom of Northwestern.

Safety, Risk Analysis, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Leadership, Environment, Alternate TestingJames EdeMarch 30, 2020Nano Letters, Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin, Teri Odom, nanosafety, nanomaterial, nanomaterial applications, nano-enabled technologies, safetyComment