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.
Paris Climate Agreement to Take Effect November 4th
The Paris Climate Agreement which President Obama referred to as a “turning point for our planet” will take effect on November 4, 2016.
Final Guidance on Considering Climate Change in Environmental Reviews Released by White House Council on Environmental Quality
On August 2, 2016, the U.S. Council on Environmental Quality released their final guidance for Federal Agencies concerning how to consider the impacts of their decisions on climate change in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews.
White House Releases Documents to Modernize Biotechnology Products
In continuing the Administration’s effort of modernizing the federal regulatory system, the White House posted a blog last Friday (September 16, 2016) featuring two documents which served to clarify the roles of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the evaluation new biotechnologies.
The Use of Titanium Dioxide (Nano) as UV Filter Permissible by the European Commission’s Amendment to Cosmetics Regulation
The European Commission (EC) made an announcement of a regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union which amends Annex VI, the list of ultraviolet (UV) filters allowed in cosmetic products.
EPA Publishes First TSCA Implementation Plan
The EPA held two public meetings in August, 2016 which examined the protocol for assessing and prioritizing chemicals which are governed under TSCA and the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. 81 Fed. Reg. 48789.