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.

Leslie Hockman 9/6/22 Leslie Hockman 9/6/22

France and South Africa Ban Plant-Based 'Meat' and Meatless Products from Being Marketed with Names and Terminology of Traditional Meat Products

In July 2022, France became the first European country to ban words that have been used to describe meats or fish — like "steak" — from being used for plant-base meats.

Leslie Hockman 8/31/22 Leslie Hockman 8/31/22

View Dr. Kimberly Ong’s “Solving for Safety” Presentation from the New Harvest 2022: Experience Cellular Agriculture Conference

During the New Harvest 2022: Experience Cellular Agriculture Conference, Dr. Kimberly Ong of Vireo Advisors, LLC discussed how to bring safe products to market by evaluating and demonstrating safety in her presentation “Solving for Safety”.

Fiona Case 8/30/22 Fiona Case 8/30/22

U. S. research results for all

The Biden administration just announced that by 2025 publications from U.S. federally funded research need be open access as soon as they are published: Currently they can be behind a paywall for 12 months.

Fiona Case 7/1/22 Fiona Case 7/1/22

Cultured Meat Regulation in Japan

According to a report in The Japan News, a team of experts will be established this fiscal year by the Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry to investigate whether there are risks in proposed meat cultivation processes that could adversely affect human health.

Fiona Case 6/2/22 Fiona Case 6/2/22

FDA enforcement discretion and faster new product approval to increase infant formula supply in the U.S.

A voluntary recall and facility shutdown by Abbott Nutrition has created a supply disruption for certain types of infant formula. President Biden has announced a series of measures to address the resulting crisis for families around the country, including action by the FDA help make up the shortfall.