A special edition of the journal NanoImpact, A decade of Nanotoxicology Research: Impact on Human Health and the Environment 8th International Congress of Nanotoxicology, features the collaborative work of Vireo Advisor's Kimberly Ong, Jo Anne Shatkin, and James Ede along with Theodora Retsina and Kim Nelson of American Process Inc.

The Italian National Science Foundation (CNR) is conducting a foresighting effort to advance a Smart Grid for food.

The chapter, (Environmental Health and Safety of Cellulose Nanomaterials and Composites, Ch. 21 in, Dufresne, A, H. Kargarzadeh, I. Ahmad, S. Thomas (Eds.) Handbook of Cellulose Nanocomposites, 2 Volume Set 1st Edition. 2017, ISBN: 978-3527338665.Wiley,-VCH, Weinheim, DE.) was co-authored by Jo Anne Shatkin and Baram Kim.

In advance of this year’s TAPPI Nanotechnology Division Conference in Montreal, Canada, (June 5th-8th, 2017) Vireo Advisors will be hosting a half-day workshop on Monday June 5 aimed at small-, mid-, and large-sized enterprises interested in the health, safety and environmental aspects of working with bio-based and nanoscale materials.

The Canadian government has proposed a regulation which would ban the use of microbeads in toiletries by July, 2018 and natural health products and non-prescription drugs by July, 2019.