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.
Cellular Agriculture - Cultured cell products for human and animal food - An overview of FDA and USDA regulatory oversight
In a joint webinar released on July 24th, 2020, representatives from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) presented the current framework for “Regulatory Oversight of Cultured Animal Cell Human and Animal Food Products”.
Accuracy still unknown for many virus tests that were rushed out
Preliminary findings in recent weeks have found potential problems with some COVID-19 tests that were given Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA.
The Biden plan to combat coronavirus (COVID-19) and prepare for future global health threats.
The Biden for President campaign has released a plan for COVID-19 testing.
The European Commission Publishes an Amendment to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation to include SDS Requirements for Nanoforms.
The European Commission (EC) has published a regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union that amends Annex II of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation.
New Surgo analysis identifies highly vulnerable US rural communities as COVID-19 testing deserts
The Surgo Foundation has released an analysis that shows that 64 percent of all rural US counties do not have testing sites available for COVID-19, leaving 20.7 million Americans without access to testing.