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.
Cultivated Meat Stumps Gourmand
Tel Aviv-based cultivated meat start-up SuperMeat hosted the world’s first public blind taste test between cultivated and conventional chicken.
The European Commission Adopts Ban on Use of Titanium Dioxide (E171) as a Food Additive
On January 14, 2022, the European Commission (EC) announced the adoption of a ban on the use of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive.
The rise of lab grown foods
In the early part of the last century, Sir Winston Churchill made a prediction: “We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium”.
Where’s the Beef? A First-Hand Assessment of Cultivated Meat Progress
Mosa Meat addresses skepticisms concerning the commercial viability of cultivated meat.
Vireo Advisors, LLC and collaborators publish review paper: “Food safety considerations and research priorities for the cultured meat and seafood industry”
Vireo Advisors in collaboration with New Harvest, IFF, and Mosa Meat have published a landmark publication reviewing the state of the science in safety of cell cultured meat and seafood products. As an initial step toward a thorough demonstration of safety, this review identifies hazards that could be introduced during manufacturing, evaluates applicability of existing safety assessment approaches, and highlights research priorities that could support safe commercialization.