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.
European Commission publishes draft proposal to restrict microplastics
This proposal could prohibit the use of microplastics in cosmetics, cleaning products, pesticides, and more--covering sources of microplastics that are preventable.
The road ahead for synthetic chemicals
A new European Commission roadmap reveals future directions for chemical regulation in Europe including maintenance of a rolling list of chemicals considered for risk management measures and grouping of chemically similar substances.
State of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities
A report by FAO’s Global Soil Partnership and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, and the European Commission presents the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity, the threats to it, and the solutions that soil biodiversity can provide to problems in different fields.
The European Commission Publishes an Amendment to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation to include SDS Requirements for Nanoforms.
The European Commission (EC) has published a regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union that amends Annex II of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation.
Revised EU Cosmetic Guidance Updates Nanomaterial-specific Considerations
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) released its latest guidance on testing and evaluating the safety of cosmetics.