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.
The European Commission Adopts Ban on Use of Titanium Dioxide (E171) as a Food Additive
On January 14, 2022, the European Commission (EC) announced the adoption of a ban on the use of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive.
The rise of lab grown foods
In the early part of the last century, Sir Winston Churchill made a prediction: “We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium”.
The Alliance for Pulp & Paper Technology Innovation Hosts Webinar Series: “Biobased Materials for Advanced Manufacturing”
The Alliance for Pulp & Paper Technology Innovation (APPTI) has organized a webinar series entitled “Biobased Materials for Advanced Manufacturing” to highlight the nanocellulose research being conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Maine, and 20+ industrial partners under their multi-year $40 million bio-derived materials research collaboration funded by the Department of Energy.
After record low, monarch butterflies return to California
Experts are reporting an estimated 50,000 monarchs at overwintering sites in California.
