
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.
New Tool For Environmental Health and Safety Evaluations of Cellulose: Fluorescently Labeled Fibrillated Cellulose!
Vireo Advisors is a proud contributor to the newly published “Fluorescently Labeled Cellulose Nanofibers for Environmental Health and Safety Studies”.
Using Nanotechnology and Microbes to Break Down “Forever Chemicals”
With increased regulatory pressure to reduce the use of “forever chemicals” such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) in food packaging, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the University at Buffalo are looking to nanotechnology to break down PFAS into smaller pieces which microbes can then digest.
Author Jess Wade Introduces Children to the Incredible (and Tiny!) World of Nano
Author Jess Wade has published a picture book called Nano which introduces children to the cutting-edge area of STEM that is nanotechnology.
Increasing Consumer Confidence in Food Science
There has been wide acceptance of the Impossible Burger, while cell-cultured chicken was approved for sale in Singapore in 2020, the first nation to authorize a cultured meat.
Future Food Tech Virtual Summit 2021
Wow, Future Food Tech – what an event! Probably the most well executed online conference we have attended. It brought together 1200 food leaders from around the world to rethink the food system in a post-Covid 19 world.