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.
Amid PFAS Phase-Out in MA, Graphene Emerges as a Potential Alternative
In August 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed An Act relative to the reduction of certain toxic chemicals in firefighter personal protective equipment, which requires manufacturers and sellers, by January 1, 2025, to notify buyers of firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE) if and why the equipment contains poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS; Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2024). By January 1, 2027, manufacturers and sellers must end all sales of firefighting PPE with intentionally added PFAS.
Nano and sustainable materials: testing, commercialization and regulatory roundup
Impactful updates to environmental, health and safety regulations and assessment methods for chemicals, advanced materials and foods headline our latest new roundup.
Vireo Publishes "Characterization of a Human In Vitro Intestinal Model for the Hazard Assessment of Nanomaterials Used in Cancer Immunotherapy"
Vireo, and our co-authors at Baylor University, have published a study advancing the use of alternative testing strategies for nanomaterial safety assessments.
A Robust Cell-based Model Useful for Predicting Potential Adverse Effects on the Lung Following Nanomaterial Inhalation
Recent efforts are aiming to promote the use and adoption of Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) to demonstrate the safety of advanced materials and technologies such as nanomaterials.
New Publication: The Future in Nanosafety
Jo Anne Shatkin contributed a View Point to Nano Letters at the invitation of new editor Teri Odom of Northwestern.