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.
Innovative Materials for Climate-Resilient Cities
To combat threats from climate change (such as an increase in the number and duration of wild fires, heatwaves, and floods) researchers are working to develop innovative materials which will help create more climate-resilient cities.
Intelligence Bulletin Outlines NIOSH’s Approach to Risk Assessment; Addresses Nanomaterials
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently published Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) 69: NIOSH Practices in Occupational Risk Assessment.
Making PPE? Did you know it may require certification?
These unprecedented times are calling on all of us to be our best selves, and to step away from what we were doing, to the pressing needs of now.
New Publication: The Future in Nanosafety
Jo Anne Shatkin contributed a View Point to Nano Letters at the invitation of new editor Teri Odom of Northwestern.
Vireo Study Demonstrates Safety of Fibrillated Cellulose as a Food Ingredient
Vireo recently published, “A 90-day dietary study with fibrillated cellulose in Sprague-Dawley rats”, demonstrating the safety of fibrillated cellulose as a food ingredient.