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.
Vireo Advisors takes the stage and supports the future of New Harvest
New Harvest recently announced they are running out of runway. Isha Datar, Executive Director of New Harvest said that she is no longer confident that New Harvest will raise their budgeted total for the year. She fears that they must move from a growth mindset to survival mode due to the economic slowdown, which is delaying anticipated gifts.
FDA enforcement discretion and faster new product approval to increase infant formula supply in the U.S.
A voluntary recall and facility shutdown by Abbott Nutrition has created a supply disruption for certain types of infant formula. President Biden has announced a series of measures to address the resulting crisis for families around the country, including action by the FDA help make up the shortfall.
Landmark study extols the environmental benefits of novel foods in European diets
How can the world rise to the task of providing healthy and nutritious diets to feed more and more people, in a way that also improves the sustainability of food systems?
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Call to Action to End Poverty and Protect our Planet
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call to action to end poverty and protect our planet. At Vireo Advisors we continue to support safe commercialization of these sustainable alternatives
FDA Receiving Public Comment on Proposed Rule for Food Contact Substances
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is accepting comments on a proposed rule which would allow the agency to amend its procedures of determining if a premarket notification for a food contact substance (FCN) is no longer effective.