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.
US National Nanotechnology Initiative holds Second Quantitative Estimate of Exposure to Nanomaterials Conference (QEEN II) Oct 9-10
Jo Anne Shatkin, as well as new team members Dr. Shaun Clancy, and Cassidy Pomeroy-Carter were part of the planning and coordination of the conference, organizing panel discussions on exposure to nanomaterials in food and food contact items, and stakeholder perspectives, respectively.
Washington becomes first state to ban non-stick chemicals in food packaging
The Healthy Food Packaging Act was signed in March by Washington Governor Jay Inslee, banning nonstick chemicals in food packaging.