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.
Are Nanoparticles Safe to use in our Food?
Using nanotechnology in food can, among other things, extend shelf life, enhance flavoring and packaging capabilities, and improve quality.
Occupational Exposure Limits and Nanomaterials
In the workplace, occupational exposure limits (OEL) are put in place in order to prevent the worker from handling the material in such a way that may cause harm to them.
OECD Publishes Report on Alternative Testing Strategies in Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials Led by Vireo Advisors Collaboration
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a report entitled Alternative Testing Strategies in Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Current State of Knowledge and Research Needs to Advance Their Use.
Review Published on the Release and Exposure to Airborne Nanomaterials in the Workplace
Published last week in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, Ding et al. summarizes information collected in various studies on the release mechanisms of nanomaterials (NMs) and how the specific NM, matrix material and processing/industrial activity can influence it.
Examining iENMs and their Impacts on the GI Tract and Health
As part of a collaboration to advance knowledge and methods for orally ingested engineered nanomaterials (iENMs), David Julian McClements, along with Harvard School of Public Health professors Glen DeLoid, Georgios Pyrgiotakis, Hang Xiao, and Philip Demokritou, and Vireo Advisor's Jo Anne Shatkin, have published, “The role of the food matrix and gastrointestinal tract in the assessment of biological properties of ingested engineered nanomaterials (iENMs): State of the science and knowledge gaps” in NanoImpact.