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.
Vireo Advisors Coordinating OECD Workshop to Advance Use of Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOP) for Nanomaterial Risk Assessment
Vireo Advisors is collaborating with Health Canada and two European Horizon2020 projects to coordinate two back-to-back workshops at the OECD: “Advancing Adverse Outcome Pathway (NanoAOP) Development for Nanomaterial Risk Assessment and Categorization” (NanoAOP Workshop), to be held 11 September 2019, and a stakeholder workshop organized by the EU H2020 Project Physiologically Anchored Tools for Realistic nanOmateriaL hazard aSsessment (PATROLS ), to be held 12 September 2019.
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Publishes "Toxicological effects of ingested nanocellulose in in vitro intestinal epithelium and in vivo rat models "
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have published findings that demonstrate ingested nanocellulose has little acute toxicity when gavaged at low doses.
Vireo Advisors Co-Author “Risk Analysis of Cellulose Nanomaterials by Inhalation: Current State of Science”
Led by Dr. James Ede, the Vireo team co-authored a study in a special issue of the open access journal Nanomaterials with Michael Goergen and Alan Rudie entitled "Risk Analysis of Cellulose Nanomaterials by Inhalation: Current State of Science".
Revised EU Cosmetic Guidance Updates Nanomaterial-specific Considerations
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) released its latest guidance on testing and evaluating the safety of cosmetics.
REACH Registration for Graphene and Graphene Oxide achieved by the Graphene REACH Registration Consortium
The Graphene REACH Registration Consortium, which includes companies such as The Sixth Element Material Technology and Applied Graphene Materials, have registered graphene (CAS 1034343-98-0) and graphene oxide through the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), allowing for sales up to 10 tons per annum in the European Market.