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.

Evaluating the Safety of Surface-Functionalized Cellulose

Working with our collaborators at Baylor University, UC Davis and the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory we developed and published a biologically relevant gastrointestinal testing strategy to evaluate the safety of surface-functionalized cellulose materials following oral exposure, based on guidance from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

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Regulation-free Zone for Korean Biotech

A new Regulation-Free Special Zone in Gyeongsangbuk-do province in Korea will foster innovation in cultured meat and seafood allowing, for example, companies to legitimately procure a wide range of animal cells from biopsies and same-day slaughtered tissues to create cultured meat.

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