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.
EU Court overturns titanium dioxide carcinogen classification: A salutary tale for toxicity assessment.
In a landmark decision, the EU Court of Justice ruled that 2017 decisions on carcinogenicity for TiO2 did not rely on valid evidence. The animal studies used were not relevant to humans and they failed to show an intrinsic cause of cancer. The court decision has implications for the EU ban of TiO2 in food.
Paper Highlights Experimental Modifications and Recommendations for Using An Alternative Testing Strategy for Nanomaterials
A review published in Archives of Toxicology this month evaluated the applicability of OECD Test Guideline 210 (Fish, Early-life Stages) to characterize the ecotoxicity of engineered nanomaterials.