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.
MINI Strip electric car by fashion designer Paul Smith is unique, subtle and sustainable
The interior of the MINI Strip is made of fully recyclable materials.
Court blocks a vast Alaskan drilling project, citing climate dangers
A large Alaskan oil drilling project by oil giant ConocoPhillips called “Willow” has been shut down by a federal judge.
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Vireo Advisors, LLC and collaborators publish review paper: “Food safety considerations and research priorities for the cultured meat and seafood industry”
Vireo Advisors in collaboration with New Harvest, IFF, and Mosa Meat have published a landmark publication reviewing the state of the science in safety of cell cultured meat and seafood products. As an initial step toward a thorough demonstration of safety, this review identifies hazards that could be introduced during manufacturing, evaluates applicability of existing safety assessment approaches, and highlights research priorities that could support safe commercialization.
California EPA Drafts Safe Limits for PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water
The California Environmental Protection Agency released a draft report in July 2021 which would set a science-based safe level—called a public health goal—of 0.007 part per trillion (ppt) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and 1 ppt for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in drinking water. The proposed public health goals are much lower than those set by the EPA on a federal level in 2016 (70 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, individually or combined).