Vireo Advisors in collaboration with New Harvest, IFF, and Mosa Meat have published a landmark publication reviewing the state of the science in safety of cell cultured meat and seafood products. As an initial step toward a thorough demonstration of safety, this review identifies hazards that could be introduced during manufacturing, evaluates applicability of existing safety assessment approaches, and highlights research priorities that could support safe commercialization.

The California Environmental Protection Agency released a draft report in July 2021 which would set a science-based safe level—called a public health goal—of 0.007 part per trillion (ppt) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and 1 ppt for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in drinking water. The proposed public health goals are much lower than those set by the EPA on a federal level in 2016 (70 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, individually or combined).

Since our founding in 2013, Vireo has provided guidance and leadership to help innovators raise the bar on sustainability in innovation. We’ve seen tremendous growth over the last eight years, and were fortunate to have navigated the COVID-19 pandemic with 17% annual growth, thanks to the unfailing efforts of our clients and network.

Dr. Kimberly Ong of Vireo Advisors, LLC is pleased to serve on the board of NanoCanada’s Canadian Safety and Health Initiative for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials and invites you to register for the webinar, “Nanotechnology regulation in Canada, the United States, and the European Union” on May 5, 2021.

There has been wide acceptance of the Impossible Burger, while cell-cultured chicken was approved for sale in Singapore in 2020, the first nation to authorize a cultured meat.