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.
Washington State to Impose Restrictions or Mandate Reporting on Chemical Classes with Well-Established Toxicity
In June 2022, The Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) has proposed state-wide chemical restrictions on five classes of chemicals in eleven product categories, the largest number of chemical classes and products to ever be considered by a state at one time.
France and South Africa Ban Plant-Based 'Meat' and Meatless Products from Being Marketed with Names and Terminology of Traditional Meat Products
In July 2022, France became the first European country to ban words that have been used to describe meats or fish — like "steak" — from being used for plant-base meats.
View Dr. Kimberly Ong’s “Solving for Safety” Presentation from the New Harvest 2022: Experience Cellular Agriculture Conference
During the New Harvest 2022: Experience Cellular Agriculture Conference, Dr. Kimberly Ong of Vireo Advisors, LLC discussed how to bring safe products to market by evaluating and demonstrating safety in her presentation “Solving for Safety”.
U. S. research results for all
The Biden administration just announced that by 2025 publications from U.S. federally funded research need be open access as soon as they are published: Currently they can be behind a paywall for 12 months.
Join us for the annual UMaine CNM forum!
The annual UMaine CNM (cellulose nanomaterial) forum starts today, Wednesday, August 24, and continues on Thursday, August 25.