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.

James Ede 8/12/16 James Ede 8/12/16

EPA Withdraws Significant New Use Rules (SNUR) for Carbon Nanotubes

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally withdrawn Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) enacted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for functionalized carbon nanotubes (fCNTs).

James Ede 8/10/16 James Ede 8/10/16

New TAPPI Nanotechnology Division EHS Web Page Developed by Vireo Advisors, LLC

We are very pleased to announce a new collaboration with TAPPI Nanotechnology Division to provide informative environmental health and safety resources (EHS) for cellulose nanomaterials (CNs) on a new page of the TAPPI Nano Website.

James Ede 6/30/16 James Ede 6/30/16

New Reports Highlight the Safety of Nanomaterials in Food and Food Contact Substances

An article published this week on Nanowerk highlighted two recently released reports from Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) on the safety of nanoparticles in food.

James Ede 6/27/16 James Ede 6/27/16

Harper Group from Oregon State University Investigate the Effects of Chemical Modification on the Toxicity of Cellulose Nanomaterials

A publication in Cellulose this month investigated the effects of physical and chemical characteristics on cellulose nanomaterial toxicity.

James Ede 6/22/16 James Ede 6/22/16

2016 Nanotoxicology Conference

The Nanotoxicology 2016 meeting held in Boston in early June was informative, entertaining, and well worth the time.