The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
OECD Tour de Table (2026)
In June 2026, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials and Advanced Materials – Tour de Table, a report of the Chemicals and Biotechnology Committee summarizing safety and regulatory developments between July 2024 and June 2025.
Nanocellulose: Producers, Products, and Applications: A Guide for End-Users features EHS Chapter by Vireo Advisors, LLC
Dr. Jo Anne Shatkin and Dr. James Ede, of Vireo Advisors, LLC, co-authored the "Environment, Health, and Safety" (EHS) chapter for Nanocellulose: Producers, Products, and Applications: A Guide for End-Users.
Vireo Advisor's Kimberly Ong to Present Work of NanoAOP Project at Nano Canada 2017
Dr. Kimberly Ong of Vireo Advisors will present Vireo’s ongoing collaborative work* entitled, "Advancing Adverse Outcome Pathways as a Tool for the Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials – the NanoAOP Project", during NanoCanada's first national conference: Converging on Nanomanufacturing from September 25-26, 2017 in Montréal, Canada.
The Push for the EPA to Accept Non-Animal Safety Data
Many chemical manufacturers are hoping that non-animal safety data will be well received in the U.S. by the EPA.
Canada to publish prioritization of nanoscale substances in 2018
Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada are currently in the process of completing a prioritization of nanomaterials on their Domestic Substances List.