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.
France to Ban Use of Titanium Dioxide in Foods by 2020
The Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition announced in April 2019 that France will ban foods containing the titanium dioxide food additive E171 beginning January 2020.
13 States Talking and Acting on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Issues
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are man-made substances which have traditionally been used in a wide variety of consumer products and in industrial settings
ISO Publishes Standard on Matrix of Properties and Measurement Techniques for Graphene and Related 2D Materials
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a new standard that links key properties of graphene to commercially available measurement techniques.
Vireo Advisors to present workshop on “Cellulose Nanomaterial Safety: Building a Bridge from Theory to Practice” June 4 at TAPPI Nano 2019 in Japan!
Vireo Advisors and representatives from the Japan National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability (RISS) will host a half-day workshop “Cellulose Nanomaterial Safety: Building a Bridge from Theory to Practice” on June 4, 2019 at this year’s TAPPI Nanotechnology Division Conference in Chiba, Japan (June 3 - 7, 2019).
Resurrecting the Scent of Extinct Flowers
Christina Agapakis of Ginkgo Bioworks, along with Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and Sissel Tolaas recently installed an exhibition entitled Resurrecting the Sublime at the St. Etienne Design Biennial.