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.
GOURMEY reaches UK validation milestone as Britain builds regulatory path for cultivated meat
Photo Credit-BY_GOURMEY_Pan-fried foie gras_credit GOURMEY and Romain Buisson
Food safety updates: recent FDA and state actions on food additives and transparency
Photo credit: Ivy Farm-Sausages
OECD Tour De Table Summarizes Advances in Nanomaterial Safety
The report, Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials and Advanced Materials between July 2023 and June 2024 – Tour de Table, includes risk assessment decisions, risk management approaches, good practice documents, research projects, and efforts to implement the OECD recommendation on the safety testing/assessment of nanomaterials.
Texas becomes the 7th US State to ban Cultivated Meat – while global approvals and consumer interest continue to grow
With several other US states are also considering similar bans, discussions about consumer freedom arise: If global regulators like the FDA and FSANZ have thoroughly reviewed a product and found it to be safe - after assessing every ingredient, the production process, and its similarity to conventional foods - shouldn’t consumers be free to decide for themselves?
Vow Food’s Cultivated Quail Receives Regulatory Approval in Australia and New Zealand!
Vow Food’s Cultivated Quail Receives Regulatory Approval in Australia and New Zealand!