The latest news about safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Call to Action to End Poverty and Protect our Planet

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call to action to end poverty and protect our planet. At Vireo Advisors we continue to support safe commercialization of these sustainable alternatives

Cultured Meat, Environment, Guidance, Bio-Based, Food Innovation, SustainabilityFiona CaseApril 21, 2022EarthDay2022, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Comment

U.S. Should Create National Strategy by End of 2022 to Reduce Its Increasing Contribution to Global Ocean Plastic Waste, Says NAS Report

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends that the U.S. establish a nationally coordinated and expanded monitoring system to track plastic pollution in order to understand the scale and sources of the U.S. plastic waste problem, set reduction and management priorities, and measure progress in addressing it.

Environment, Guidance, Regulation, Risk Analysis, Safety, SustainabilityLeslie HockmanMarch 17, 2022National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine (NAS), NAS, plastic pollution, plastic wasteComment

Singapore provides regulatory guidelines and approval for the planet’s first cultured meat product

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has just authorized the first ever cultured chicken product from Eat Just.

Cultured Meat, Safety, Leadership, GuidanceJames EdeDecember 2, 2020Singapore Food Agency, SFA, cultured chicken, Eat Just, cultured meat, San Francisco, safety guidelines, US Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture, New Harvest, cellular agricultureComment

Intelligence Bulletin Outlines NIOSH’s Approach to Risk Assessment; Addresses Nanomaterials

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently published Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) 69: NIOSH Practices in Occupational Risk Assessment.

Nanomaterials, Risk Analysis, NanoEHS News, GuidanceJames EdeApril 7, 2020NIOSH, nanomaterials, nanotoxicology, nanomaterial risk assessment, in vitro, in vivoComment

ECHA Working to Improve Water Safety with the Creation of EU Positive Lists

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is drafting a positive list for substances that can be safely used in materials which will come into contact with drinking water in the EU.

Guidance, Environment, PolicyJames EdeFebruary 4, 2020ECHA, water safety, EU positive listsComment

How Unwise Regulation Can Harm Biotechnology Growth

In his article Henry Miller, M.D. discusses how unwise and often unfounded regulation can stunt the development or even kill innovative technology and suggests that the U.S. is in need of regulatory reform.

Regulation, GuidanceJames EdeDecember 16, 2019regulatory reform, Henry Miller, biotechnologyComment

OECD Releases Guiding Principles and Key Elements for Establishing a Weight of Evidence for Chemical Assessment

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released Guiding Principles and Key Elements for Establishing a Weight of Evidence for Chemical Assessment in October 2019 which describes universal guiding principles for developing systematic approaches to weight of evidence (WoE) for chemical evaluations.

GuidanceJames EdeDecember 6, 2019The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), OECD, weight of evidence (WoE) for chemical evaluationsComment

EC Committee Publishes Updated Guidance on Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics

The European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has published an updated Guidance on the Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics.

Guidance, Nanomaterials, NanoEHS NewsJames EdeNovember 29, 2019Updated Guidance on Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics, European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), nanomaterial safety dossier preparations, nanomaterials for cosmetic applicationsComment

UK Government Provides Guidance for Product Safety in the Event of a No-deal Brexit

The UK government released guidance in September 2019 for businesses regarding how to comply with product safety regulations which would be put in place in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Events, Guidance, RegulationJames EdeNovember 5, 2019UK, BREXIT, product safety regulations, no-deal BREXITComment

January 1, 2020 Deadline Approaches for REACH Requirements for Nanomaterials

In an October press release, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) reminded companies of the January 1, 2020 deadline by which more information concerning nanomaterials in the EU market must be provided under REACH Regulation.

Nanomaterials, Regulation, GuidanceJames EdeNovember 1, 2019European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), Nanomaterials, EU market, The International Uniform Chemical Information Database (IUCLID)Comment