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Vireo Advisors Celebrates Earth Day: Our Commitment to Sustainability

As Earth Day dawns, we are reminded of the profound significance of our planet's health and the imperative to safeguard it for future generations. Our commitment to enabling a safer and more sustainable economy is unwavering.

Creating industrially relevant cellulose reference materials for environmental, health and safety evaluations

There is an immediate need for cellulose nanofibril references and standards to support environmental, health and safety evaluations, product and application development of next-generation composite materials. A new paper outlines our recent work to develop systematically oxidized and well-characterized reference materials from industrially relevant dissolving pulp.

Life-cycle risk assessment of graphene-enabled textiles in fire protection gear

Working with industrial partners in the DIAGONAL project, Vireo conducted a detailed nanomaterial life-cycle risk analysis (Nano LCRA) for a graphene-enabled functional fabric used in personal protective equipment. We are delighted to announce that this study has been published in NanoImpact. Using this unique link, you can read it without sign-up, registration or fees until January 25, 2024.

Nanomaterials, Risk Analysis, Safety, GrapheneFiona CaseDecember 14, 2023Nanomaterials, safety, graphene

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….

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.

Novel Foods, Commercialization and Regulatory Roundup

Our latest roundup includes regulatory news, company announcements, and notable publications for novel foods, including cultured meat and seafood and ingredients made using new production systems such as precision fermentation.

Innovation in animal-free culture and growth media

Cell survival, proliferation, and function rely on a complex array of nutritional, hormonal, and stromal cues, and companies are looking for animal-free culture and growth media that can provide the correct chemical environments for cultured meat production

Cultured Meat, Safety, SustainabilityFiona CaseSeptember 22, 2023Cultured Meat, foodsafety

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.

Vireo and New Harvest publish regulatory and governmental perspectives on cultured meat safety research priorities

Vireo Advisors and New Harvest are excited to announce that we have published the outcomes of Phase II of the Cultured Meat Safety Initiative (CMSI). The paper catalogues key findings from an extensive series of interviews and workshops held with regulatory and governmental scientists worldwide.

Cultured Meat, Food Innovation, Safety, Regulation, PolicyFiona CaseJuly 8, 2023Cultured Meat, foodsafety

Nano and sustainable materials: testing, commercialization and regulatory roundup

Impactful updates to environmental, health and safety regulations and assessment methods for chemicals, advanced materials and foods headline our latest new roundup.