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The rise of lab grown foods

In the early part of the last century, Sir Winston Churchill made a prediction: “We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium”.

Collaborating to advance a safety research agenda for cell-cultured meat and seafood products

Over the past year, we at Vireo Advisors, an expert advisory consultancy focused on the safe and sustainable commercialization of new technologies, worked with New Harvest, a nonprofit focused on advancing cellular agriculture through research, to prepare a landmark manuscript about the safety of cultured meat — co-created with cultured meat companies from around the world.

Project Coordinated By Vireo Advisors at the OECD WPMN Publishes Final Reports on Advancing Adverse Outcome Pathway Development for Nanomaterial Risk Assessment and Categorization

The outcomes from an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) project, “Advancing Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) Development for Nanomaterial Risk Assessment and Categorization” (NanoAOP) have been officially published in a series of final reports.

Nanomaterials, LeadershipJames EdeJanuary 20, 2021OECD WPMN, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, NanoAOP, Vireo Advisors LLC, AOPs for nanomaterial (NM), OECD Extended Advisory Group on Molecular Screening and Toxicogenomics (EAGMST), European Union (EU) Horizon 2020, PATROLSComment

Vireo Advisors to Host SRA Workshop on Responsible Innovation of Advanced Materials and Technologies

Vireo Advisors is hosting a virtual workshop on Sunday December 13th as part of the Society for Risk Analysis’ Annual Meeting to discuss key issues facing the responsible innovation of advanced materials and technologies.

Bioengineered Food Labels to Appear in U.S. Stores in 2022

Beginning January 2022, the US will require many genetically engineered foods to be labeled in accordance with the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2018.

Regulation, Policy, Food InnovationJames EdeSeptember 14, 2020Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, Vireo Advisors LLC, genetically engineered foods, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Disclosure Determination ToolComment

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

Are you wearing a face mask?

Wearing a cloth face mask protects the people around you, in case you’re one of the perhaps 50% of people who are infected with coronavirus but have no symptoms.

COVID-19James EdeMay 6, 2020face covering, covid-19, Coronavirus, Vireo Advisors LLC, Boston, Emerald Necklace, Frederick Law Olmsted, social distancing, CDCComment

It is work as usual at Vireo Advisors, mostly

Just a quick note to our colleagues to explain that unlike so many others, the lights are on, and we are working at usual pace in the unusual times.

James EdeMarch 18, 2020Covid-19, Coronavirus, remote working, work from home, risk managment, Vireo Advisors LLC, Zoho, Slack, Zoom, Face Time, SARS-COVID19, health and environmental risk analysis, sustainable productsComment

Vireo Study Demonstrates Safety of Fibrillated Cellulose as a Food Ingredient

Vireo recently published, “A 90-day dietary study with fibrillated cellulose in Sprague-Dawley rats”, demonstrating the safety of fibrillated cellulose as a food ingredient.

Vireo Advisors Publishes Cellulose Nanomaterials Practical Handling Guide

Vireo Advisors has created a practical handling guide for cellulose nanomaterials with the support of P3Nano – the Public Private Partnership between the USDA Forest Service and the US Endowment for Forestry and Communities to advance the commercialization of cellulose nanomaterials for all users.

Guidance, NanomaterialsJames EdeJuly 18, 2019Cellulose Nanomaterials (CN) Practical Handling Guide, Vireo Advisors LLC, Vireo Advisors Publishes Cellulose Nanomaterials Practical Handling Guide, P3 NanoComment