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.
States Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
Legislatures in Vermont, Maine, Oregon, Delaware, Connecticut and New York have all passed bills banning single-use plastic bags. he passage of these laws is growing a list of states with legislation on single-use plastics: Hawaii and California have already adopted similar laws.
Using Eggshells to Grow Bones
A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell has discovered a way to grow and heal bones using eggshells from chickens.
Microplastic Cleanup using Nanocoils
In a recently published article in the journal Matter, scientists describe their work using nanocoils to clean up microplastic pollution.
Plant-Based Impossible Burger Set for September 2019 Retail Launch
The plant-based Impossible Burger will be available for purchase in U.S. retail stores in September 2019 following FDA approval for use of soy leghemoglobin as a color additive.
Vireo Advisors Coordinating OECD Workshop to Advance Use of Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOP) for Nanomaterial Risk Assessment
Vireo Advisors is collaborating with Health Canada and two European Horizon2020 projects to coordinate two back-to-back workshops at the OECD: “Advancing Adverse Outcome Pathway (NanoAOP) Development for Nanomaterial Risk Assessment and Categorization” (NanoAOP Workshop), to be held 11 September 2019, and a stakeholder workshop organized by the EU H2020 Project Physiologically Anchored Tools for Realistic nanOmateriaL hazard aSsessment (PATROLS ), to be held 12 September 2019.