Jo Anne Shatkin, as well as new team members Dr. Shaun Clancy, and Cassidy Pomeroy-Carter were part of the planning and coordination of the conference, organizing panel discussions on exposure to nanomaterials in food and food contact items, and stakeholder perspectives, respectively.

Vireo Advisors coordinated an expert workshop during Nanotox 2018 entitled, “Advancing Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) Development for Nanomaterial Risk Assessment and Categorization”.

A recent study published in ACS Nano suggests that fat digestion and absorption can be reduced when nanocellulose fibers are added to food.

Scientists at Costa Rica’s National Laboratory of Nanotechnology (LANOTEC) are extracting nanocellulose from the peel and stubble of pineapple waste to be used in pharmaceutical, food and medical applications.

In a study published by BioResources, Nadir Yildirim of The University of Maine created adhesive-free bio-based suspended ceiling tiles using nanocellulose.